jistý

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jistý, from Proto-Slavic *jistъ (true, genuine), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ī́ˀstas, further origin uncertain.

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Adjective

jistý (comparative jistější, superlative nejjistější, adverb jistě)

  1. certain, sure
    Nejsem si jistý.I'm not sure.
  2. certain (having been determined but unspecified)

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Further reading

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