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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech črt, from Proto-Slavic *čьrtъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
čert m anim (female equivalent čertice, related adjective čertovský)
- devil (evil spirit)
- Synonyms: belzebub, běs, ďábel, ďas, pekelník, rarach, rohatý, satan, satanáš
- Antonym: anděl
Declension
Declension of čert (hard masculine animate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “čert”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “čert”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “čert”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)