levý

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See also: Levy, Lévy, levy, and левы

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech levý, from Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (to be hidden).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

levý (adverb levě)

  1. left (of direction)
    Antonym: pravý
  2. clumsy
    Synonyms: neobratný, neohrabaný, nešikovný
    Má obě ruce levé.His fingers are all thumbs.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛʋɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛviː/, /ˈlɛvɛj/

Adjective

levý

  1. left
    Antonym: pravý

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: levý

Further reading