každý

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See also: każdy

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech každý.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

každý

  1. each, every
    Coordinate term: žádný
  2. everybody, everyone
    každý jiný ― everyone else
    Každý je svého štěstí strůjcem. ― Everyone is the architect of their own happiness.

Usage notes

  • The word is categorized as pronoun in Czech dictionaries SSJC and SSC. It corresponds to the category of determiner of some of the modern English grammars. In PSJC, the word was categorized as adjectival numeral, and indeed, the inflection is adjectival, and the quantification semantics can be interpreted as specifying some kind of number.

Declension

Declension of každý (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative každý každá každé
genitive každého každé každého
dative každému každé každému
accusative každého každý každou každé
locative každém každé každém
instrumental každým každou každým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative každí každé každá
genitive každých
dative každým
accusative každé každá
locative každých
instrumental každými

Further reading

  • každý in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • každý in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • každý in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Etymology

From Post Proto-Slavic *kažьdъ, from Proto-Slavic *kažьde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkaʒdɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkaʒdiː/, /ˈkaʒdɛj/

Pronoun

každý

  1. each, every

Declension

Declension of každý (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative každý každá každé
genitive každého každé každého
dative každému každiej, každéj každému
accusative každého, každý každú každé
locative každiem, každém každiej, každéj každiem, každém
instrumental každým každú každým
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative každá každiej, každéj
genitive každú
dative každýma
accusative každá každiej, každéj
locative každú
instrumental každýma
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative každí každé každá
genitive každých
dative každým
accusative každé každá
locative každých
instrumental každými

Descendants

  • Czech: každý

References

Slovak

Etymology

From Post Proto-Slavic *kažьdъ, from Proto-Slavic *kažьde.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

každý

  1. each, every
    Coordinate term: žiaden, žiadny
  2. every man, everyone

Declension

Declension of každý
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative každý každá každé
genitive každého každej každého
dative každému každej každému
accusative každého každý každú každé
locative každom každej každom
instrumental každým každou každým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative každí každé
genitive každých
dative každým
accusative každých každé
locative každých
instrumental každými

References

  • “každý”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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