střela

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech střěla, from Proto-Slavic *strěla, from Proto-Indo-European *strel-, *strēl-, from *ster- (line, streak, stripe; jet, spurt; beam).

Pronunciation

Noun

střela f

  1. projectile (to be fired from a weapon)
  2. missile

Declension

Further reading

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