pijavice

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pijěvicě (leech).

Pronunciation

Noun

pijavice f

  1. leech (aquatic blood-sucking annelid)
    Synonym: pijavka
  2. leech (a person who derives profit from others, in a parasitic fashion)
    Synonym: pijavka

Declension

Further reading

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