elán

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "elan"

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French élan.

Pronunciation

Noun

elán m inan

  1. zeal, zest

Declension

Declension of elán (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative elán elány
genitive elánu elánů
dative elánu elánům
accusative elán elány
vocative eláne elány
locative elánu elánech
instrumental elánem elány

Further reading

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