hořký

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See also: horky, Horky, horký, and hôrky

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech hořký, horký, from Proto-Slavic *gorьkъ. Doublet of horký (hot).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hořký (comparative hořčejší, superlative nejhořčejší, adverb hořce or hořko)

  1. bitter

Declension

Further reading

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