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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech obět, from Proto-Slavic *obětъ. By surface analysis, ob- + větit.
Pronunciation
Noun
oběť f
- sacrifice
- victim
- casualty (of war or accident)
Declension
Declension of oběť (mixed i-stem feminine)
- An obsolete instrumental plural obětmi is sometimes mentioned in dictionaries.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “oběť”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “oběť”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “oběť”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)