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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech pověst, from Proto-Slavic *pověstь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: po‧věst
Noun
pověst f
- legend (story)
- Podle pověsti ― According to the legend.
- Podle pověsti je posvátné pohřebiště přímo pod stromem. ― According to the legend, the sacred burial ground is just below the tree.
- reputation
- získat dobrou pověst ― to get a good reputation
- fame
- Synonyms: věhlas, proslulost
Declension
Declension of pověst (i-stem feminine)
See also
Further reading
- “pověst”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “pověst”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “pověst”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pověstь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpoʋi̯ɛst/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpovjɛst/
Noun
pověst f
- message
- news, rumours
- legend
- reputation
- fame
- v pověst býti ― to become famous
Declension
Descendants
Further reading