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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech věk, from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
věk m inan
- age (duration of an entity)
- Synonym: stáří
- v nejlepším věk ― in the prime of his life
- být v důchodovém věku ― to be in retirement age
- na věky věků/věkoucí ― for ever and ever
- chlapecký věk ― boyhood
- dívčí věk ― girlhood
- usnout na věky ― to pass away
- Je na svůj věk čilý. ― He's agile for his age.
- age (particular period of time in history)
- atomový věk ― Atomic Age
- zlatý věk ― Golden Age
- informační věk ― Information Age
- třetí věk ― Third Age
- (literary) century
- Synonym: století
Declension
Declension of věk (velar masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “věk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “věk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “věk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
věk m inan
- age
Declension
Descendants
References