věž

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See also: vez, věz, and vež

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech věžě, from Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Slovene veža (“hallway”), Ukrainian вежа (veža, “tower”), Slovak veža (“tower”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

věž f

  1. tower
    stereo věž ― stereo tower
  2. (chess) rook
  3. sail (of a submarine)

Declension

Declension of věž (soft zero-ending feminine)
singular plural
nominative věž věže
genitive věže věží
dative věži věžím
accusative věž věže
vocative věži věže
locative věži věžích
instrumental věží věžemi

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verb

See also

Chess pieces in Czech · šachové figurky (layout · text)
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král dáma, královna věž střelec jezdec, kůň pěšec

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)
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