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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech závist, from Proto-Slavic *zavistь.
Pronunciation
Noun
závist f
- envy
- vyvolat závist. ― to cause envy.
Declension
Declension of závist (i-stem feminine)
Further reading
- “závist”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “závist”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989