lepý

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See also: lepy

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech lepý, from Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lepý (comparative lepější, superlative nejlepější, adverb lepě)

  1. (literary) beautiful
    Synonym: → krásný

Declension

Declension of lepý (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative lepý lepá lepé
genitive lepého lepé lepého
dative lepému lepé lepému
accusative lepého lepý lepou lepé
locative lepém lepé lepém
instrumental lepým lepou lepým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative lepí lepé lepá
genitive lepých
dative lepým
accusative lepé lepá
locative lepých
instrumental lepými

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛpɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛpiː/, /ˈlɛpɛj/

Adjective

lepý (comparative lepší, short comparative lepí, superlative najlepší, short superlative najlepí)

  1. beautiful
  2. good
    Synonym: dobrý

Usage notes

  • The comparative and superlative forms are used as comparatives and superlatives of dobrý.

Declension

Declension of lepý (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative lepý lepá lepé
genitive lepého lepé lepého
dative lepému lepiej, lepéj lepému
accusative lepého, lepý lepú lepé
locative lepiem, lepém lepiej, lepéj lepiem, lepém
instrumental lepým lepú lepým
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative lepá lepiej, lepéj
genitive lepú
dative lepýma
accusative lepá lepiej, lepéj
locative lepú
instrumental lepýma
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative lepí lepé lepá
genitive lepých
dative lepým
accusative lepé lepá
locative lepých
instrumental lepými

Descendants

  • Czech: lepý

Further reading

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