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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech letnicě. By surface analysis, léto (“summer”) + nice.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
letnice f pl (related adjective letniční)
- (Christianity) Pentecost (Christian festival)
- Synonyms: seslání Ducha svatého, svatodušní svátky, padesátnice
Declension
Declension of letnice (pl-only soft feminine)
Further reading
- “letnice”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “letnice”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “letnice”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)