závoj

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See also: zavoj

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech závoj. Deverbal from zavíjet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: zá‧voj

Noun

závoj m inan

  1. veil (for a person)
  2. (photography) fogging

Declension

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

From zaviti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈzaːʋoj/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈzaːvoj/

Noun

závoj m inan

  1. veil (for a person)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: závoj

Further reading