pěšec

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See also: песец

Czech

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Etymology

From pěší +‎ -ec. Compare Serbo-Croatian pešak, пјѐша̄к.

Pronunciation

Noun

pěšec m anim

  1. (chess) pawn

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Czech · šachové figurky (layout · text)
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král dáma, královna věž střelec jezdec, kůň pěšec

Further reading

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