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Czech
Etymology
From sou- (“com-, con-”) + čas (“time”) + -ník. Compare Slovak súčasník, Slovene sočásnik and Ukrainian суча́сник (sučásnyk).
Pronunciation
Noun
současník m anim (female equivalent současnice)
- contemporary (someone living at the same time)
Declension
Declension of současník (velar masculine animate)
See also
Further reading
- “současník”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “současník”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “současník”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)