povinný

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech povinný. By surface analysis, po- +‎ vina +‎ -ný. Compare Polish powinien.

Pronunciation

Adjective

povinný (adverb povinně)

  1. compulsory, mandatory, obligatory
    Antonyms: dobrovolný, volitelný

Declension

Further reading

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