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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech křivolaký, from Old Czech křivý + -o- + lécěti + -ý. See the verb's Czech descendant líčit.
Pronunciation
Adjective
křivolaký (adverb křivolace or křivolako)
- crooked, tortuous, winding, meandering
- Synonym: klikatý
1965, Olympic (lyrics and music), “Hvězda na vrbě”:Kdo se večer hájem vrací
Ten ať klopí zraky
Ať je nikdy neobrací
K vrbě křivolaký- Who is walking through the grove in the evening
Let the one drop their eyes
And never turn them
Toward the crooked willow
Declension
Declension of křivolaký (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “křivolaký”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “křivolaký”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “křivolaký”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025