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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech věžě, from Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Slovene veža (“hallway”), Ukrainian вежа (veža, “tower”), Slovak veža (“tower”).
Pronunciation
Noun
věž f (diminutive vížka or věžička)
- tower
- stereo věž ― stereo tower
- (chess) rook
- sail (of a submarine)
Declension
Declension of věž (soft zero-ending feminine)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “věž”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “věž”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “věž”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)