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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kalich, kelich, from Middle High German kelich (German Kelch).
Pronunciation
Noun
kalich m inan
- (botany) calyx
- (anatomy) major calyx
- chalice, goblet
- (figurative) cup; something that is to be endured or received
- vypít kalich hořkosti až do dna ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of kalich (velar masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kalich”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kalich”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kalich”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German kelich (German Kelch).
Pronunciation
Noun
kalich m inan
- chalice, goblet
Declension
Descendants
Further reading