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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zábava, from Proto-Slavic *zabava.
Pronunciation
Noun
zábava f (related adjective zábavný)
- fun, entertainment, amusement
- rural dancing event
1908, Jindřich Šimon Baar, Jan Cimbura:„Nenaučil jsem se tancovat, proto jako voják také jsem nikdy k zábavě nešel," namítl Cimbura.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1947, Josef Vincenc Rejzek, Nezradili:Sjezd s četnými proslovy a taneční zábavou trval dva dny a mládež si z něho odnesla do svých domovů velmi milé a příjemné vzpomínky.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- talk, conversation
Declension
Declension of zábava (hard feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- zábava in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- zábava in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- zábava in Internetová jazyková příručka