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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvěděti.
Pronunciation
Noun
svědek m anim (female equivalent svědkyně)
- witness
- attestant
- best man, groomsman
- Půjdeš mi za svědka? ― would you be my best man?
Declension
Declension of svědek (velar masculine animate reducible)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “svědek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “svědek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “svědek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)