špatný

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Czech

Etymology

Uncertain. Rejzek compares it to Ukrainian шпетити (špetyty, to defame, to mold). Other possibilities include German Spat (tumor on a horse's leg), but this generalization is hard to explain.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

špatný (comparative horší, superlative nejhorší)

  1. bad
    Antonym: dobrý

Declension

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2014) Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary]

Further reading

  • špatný in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • špatný in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • špatný in Internetová jazyková příručka