skoupý

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech skúpý, from Proto-Slavic *skǫpъ .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: skoupý

Adjective

skoupý (comparative skoupější, superlative nejskoupější, adverb skoupě)

  1. stingy
  2. paltry, meagre
    být skoupý na slovo ― to be a man of few words

Declension

Declension of skoupý (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative skoupý skoupá skoupé
genitive skoupého skoupé skoupého
dative skoupému skoupé skoupému
accusative skoupého skoupý skoupou skoupé
locative skoupém skoupé skoupém
instrumental skoupým skoupou skoupým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative skoupí skoupé skoupá
genitive skoupých
dative skoupým
accusative skoupé skoupá
locative skoupých
instrumental skoupými

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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