oběť

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech obět, from Proto-Slavic *obětъ. By surface analysis, ob- +‎ větit.

Pronunciation

Noun

oběť f

  1. sacrifice
  2. victim
  3. casualty (of war or accident)

Declension

  • 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)