zavilý

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zavilý. By surface analysis, zavil +‎ -ý, from zavít (“to wind up, to roll up, to coil”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

zavilý (comparative zavilejší, superlative nejzavilejší, adverb zavile)

  1. dogged, obstinate
    Synonyms: tvrdošíjný, zatvrzelý, zarputilý, houževnatý, urputný, zarytý

Declension

Declension of zavilý (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative zavilý zavilá zavilé
genitive zavilého zavilé zavilého
dative zavilému zavilé zavilému
accusative zavilého zavilý zavilou zavilé
locative zavilém zavilé zavilém
instrumental zavilým zavilou zavilým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative zavilí zavilé zavilá
genitive zavilých
dative zavilým
accusative zavilé zavilá
locative zavilých
instrumental zavilými

Further reading

  • “zavilý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “zavilý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “zavilý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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