žízeň

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech žiezě, žiezn, from Proto-Slavic *žę́ďa (itself derived from *žędati (to wish, desire)) + -eň.

Pronunciation

Noun

žízeň f

  1. thirst

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Slovak: žízeň

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech žízeň. Compare inherited žiadza.

Pronunciation

Noun

žízeň f (genitive singular žízne, declension pattern of dlaň)

  1. (archaic) desire
    Synonym: túžba f

Declension

Further reading

  • žízeň”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024