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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech země, from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Noun
země f (related adjective zemský)
- earth
- na Zemi ― on Earth
- ground (surface of the Earth)
- country, land (state)
- Česká republika je překrásná země. ― The Czech Republic is a beautiful country.
Declension
Declension of země (soft feminine)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
země f
- inflection of zem:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Further reading
- země in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- země in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- země in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Pronunciation
Noun
země f
- country; world
- earth, clay, soil
- state, territory
Declension
Descendants
References