priateľ

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Old Slovak

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European *priH- (“dear”).

Noun

priateľ m pers

  1. friend
  2. relative, relation (someone in the same family)
  3. lover

Descendants

  • Slovak: priateľ

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “priateľ”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak priateľ, from Proto-Slavic *prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European *priH- (“dear”).

Pronunciation

Noun

priateľ m pers (female equivalent priateľka)

  1. friend
  2. supporter
  3. boyfriend

Declension

Declension of priateľ (pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativepriateľpriatelia
genitivepriateľapriateľov
dativepriateľovipriateľom
accusativepriateľapriateľov
vocativepriateľu,
priateľ		priatelia
locativepriateľovipriateľoch
instrumentalpriateľompriateľmi

Antonyms

Further reading

  • “priateľ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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