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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech púšč, pust, from Proto-Slavic *pustь. Cognate with Slovak púšť.
Pronunciation
Noun
poušť f (related adjective pouštní or poušťový)
- desert
- Synonym: pustina (archaic)
Declension
Declension of poušť (soft zero-ending feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “poušť”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “poušť”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “poušť”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)