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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech hřiedel, from Proto-Slavic *grędelь. Cognate with Polish grządziel, Serbo-Croatian grédelj, Russian грядиль (grjadilʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
hřídel f or m inan
- shaft, driveshaft
- hnací hřídel ― primary shaft
- vačkový/vačková hřídel ― camshaft
- klikový/kliková hřídel ― crankshaft
Declension
when feminine:
Declension of hřídel (soft zero-ending feminine)
when masculine:
Declension of hřídel (soft masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “hřídel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “hřídel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “hřídel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)