zpupný

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zpupný, with uncertain etymology.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

zpupný

  1. (literary) haughty, vainglorious
  2. defiant, rebellious, mutinous
    Synonym: vzpurný

Declension

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “zpupný”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 718

Further reading

  • zpupný”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • zpupný”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989