věk

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See also: vek

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech věk, from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: věk
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

věk m inan

  1. age (duration of an entity)
    Synonym: stáří
    v nejlepším věkin the prime of his life
    být v důchodovém věkuto be in retirement age
    na věky věků/věkoucífor ever and ever
    chlapecký věkboyhood
    dívčí věkgirlhood
    usnout na věkyto pass away
    Je na svůj věk čilý.He's agile for his age.
  2. age (particular period of time in history)
    atomový věkAtomic Age
    zlatý věkGolden Age
    informační věkInformation Age
    třetí věkThird Age
  3. (literary) century
    Synonym: století

Declension

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

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋi̯ɛk/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvjɛk/

Noun

věk m inan

  1. age

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: věk

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