déšť

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dest"

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech déšč, from Proto-Slavic *dъždžь of uncertain origin,[1] probably from Proto-Indo-European *dus-diu- (“bad day”), from *dus + *dyew-.[2]

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Noun

déšť m inan

  1. rain
    prudký déšť ― heavy rain
    silný déšť ― heavy rain
    kapky deště ― raindrops
    Spustil se déšť. ― The rain started.

Declension

Declension of déšť (soft masculine inanimate quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative déšť deště
genitive deště dešťů
dative dešti dešťům
accusative déšť deště
vocative dešti deště
locative dešti deštích
instrumental deštěm dešti

See also

References

  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “déšť”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

  • “déšť”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “déšť”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “déšť”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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