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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech závodník, from Proto-Slavic *zavodьnikъ. By surface analysis, závod (“competition”) + -ník.
Pronunciation
Noun
závodník m anim (female equivalent závodnice, related adjective závodnický)
- competitor (participant in a competition)
- Synonyms: soutěžící, sportovec
Declension
Declension of závodník (velar masculine animate)
Further reading
- “závodník”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “závodník”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “závodník”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)