strach

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech strach, from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

strach m inan

  1. fear
    mít strach z ― to be afraid of
    vyvolat strach ― to instill fear
    žádný strach. ― Don't worry.

Declension

Declension of strach (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative strach strachy
genitive strachu strachů
dative strachu strachům
accusative strach strachy
vocative strachu strachy
locative strachu straších
instrumental strachem strachy

Further reading

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

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

Adjective

strach

  1. tired (physically, mentally, or emotionally fatigued)
  2. (figuratively) drained, worn out
  3. fed up

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish strach, from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrax/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: strach

Noun

strach m inan

  1. fear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Declension

Declension of strach
singular plural
nominative strach strachy
genitive strachu strachów
dative strachowi strachom
accusative strach strachy
instrumental strachem strachami
locative strachu strachach
vocative strachu strachy

Noun

strach m animal

  1. scarecrow (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
    Synonym: strach na wróble

Declension

Declension of strach
singular plural
nominative strach strachy
genitive stracha strachów
dative strachowi strachom
accusative stracha strachy
instrumental strachem strachami
locative strachu strachach
vocative strachu strachy

Derived terms

interjection
noun
verbs

Further reading

  • strach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • strach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “strach”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

strach m inan (declension pattern of dub)

  1. fear
    Synonym: bázeň

Declension

Declension of strach
singular plural
nominative strach strachy
genitive strachu strachov
dative strachu strachom
accusative strach strachy
locative strachu strachoch
instrumental strachom strachmi

Further reading

  • “strach”, 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, 2024

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

strach f (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. (colloquial) awkward situation, mess
    Synonyms: picl, trafferth

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “strach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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