veliký

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech veliký, velký, from Proto-Slavic *velikъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

veliký (comparative větší, superlative největší, adverb velice)

  1. great (very big, large scale)
  2. great (title referring to an important leader)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velikъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋɛlikɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvɛlikiː/, /ˈvɛlikɛj/

Adjective

veliký (short form velik, comparative věcší, superlative najvěcší, short comparative věcí)

  1. great, big

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: veliký, velký

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