protivník

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See also: protivnik

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech protivník, from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. By surface analysis, protivný +‎ -ík. Compare Serbo-Croatian protivnik.

Pronunciation

Noun

protivník m anim (female equivalent protivnice)

  1. adversary; opponent
  2. competitor (person against whom one is competing, e.g. in a sport)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • protivník”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • protivník”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • protivník in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. By surface analysis, protivný +‎ -ík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈprociʋɲiːk/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈprocivɲiːk/

Noun

protivník m pers

  1. adversary; opponent

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: protivník

Further reading

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. By surface analysis, protivný +‎ -ík.

Noun

protivník m pers

  1. adversary; opponent

Descendants

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “protivník”, 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 protivník, from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. By surface analysis, protivný +‎ -ík.

Pronunciation

Noun

protivník m pers (female equivalent protivníčka, related adjective protivnícky)

  1. adversary; opponent
    Synonym: súper
  2. competitor (person against whom one is competing, e.g. in a sport)

Declension

Further reading

  • protivník”, 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