svízel

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sviezel. By surface analysis from svázat.

Pronunciation

Noun

svízel m inan or f

  1. (masculine only) bedstraw (any plant of the herb genus Galium)
  2. trouble, difficulty, pickle
    Synonyms: polízanice, malér, kaše, problém, šlamastyka, potíž, patálie, nesnáze, trampoty

Declension

when masculine:

when feminine:

Derived terms

Further reading

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