zvíře

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zvieřě, from Proto-Slavic *zvě̄rę̀. By surface analysis, zvěř +‎ -e.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːr̝ɛ

Noun

zvíře n (diminutive zvířátko)

  1. animal, beast
    práva zvířat ― animal rights
    král zvířat ― king of beasts (lion)
    Je to vidět i v říši zvířat. ― You see it in the animal kingdom.

Declension

Declension of zvíře (t-stem neuter)
singular plural
nominative zvíře zvířata
genitive zvířete zvířat
dative zvířeti zvířatům
accusative zvíře zvířata
vocative zvíře zvířata
locative zvířeti zvířatech
instrumental zvířetem zvířaty

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References

  1. ^ Verweij, Arno (1994) “Quantity Patterns of Substantives in Czech and Slovak”, in Dutch Contributions to the Eleventh International Congress of Slavists, Bratislava (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics)‎, volume 22, Editions Rodopi B.V., pages 553-554

Further reading

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