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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech plésn, from Proto-Slavic *plěsnь.
Pronunciation
Noun
plíseň f (related adjective plísňový)
- mold (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)
- (pathology, slang) mold illness; mycosis
Declension
Declension of plíseň (soft zero-ending feminine reducible)
Further reading
- “plíseň”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “plíseň”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “plíseň”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)