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Czech
Etymology
From povinný + -ost.
Pronunciation
Noun
povinnost f
- duty (moral or legal obligation)
- uložit povinnost komu ― to place a duty on someone
Declension
Declension of povinnost (i-stem feminine)
See also
Further reading
- “povinnost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “povinnost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “povinnost”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)