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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech šlechta, derived from Middle High German slahte, compare with German Geschlecht. See also Polish szlachta and Slovak šľachta.
Pronunciation
Noun
šlechta f
- nobility
Declension
Declension of šlechta (hard feminine)
Further reading
- “šlechta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “šlechta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “šlechta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)