úder

See also: uder and udeř

Czech

Alternative forms

• údar (rare)

Etymology

Deverbal from udeřit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuːdɛr]

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Noun

úder m inan (diminutive úderek)

1. hit, blow, stroke

Declension

Declension of úder (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	úder	údery
genitive	úderu	úderů
dative	úderu	úderům
accusative	úder	údery
vocative	údere	údery
locative	úderu	úderech
instrumental	úderem	údery

Related terms

• udeřit

Further reading

• “úder”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “úder”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “úder”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Deverbal from udrieť.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɟer/, [ˈuːɟer]
• Rhymes: -uːɟer
• Hyphenation: ú‧der

Noun

úder m inan (relational adjective úderový or úderný)

1. impact, collision, strike (the physical act of one object hitting another)

   Synonyms: náraz, buchnutie, udretie

   Betónový múr vydržal aj silný úder nákladného auta. ― The concrete wall withstood even the strong impact of the truck.

2. thud, beat, chime, sound (the acoustic manifestation or sound caused by an impact or a periodic event)

   Synonyms: zvuk, buchnutie

   Z kováčskej dielne sa niesli rytmické údery kladiva. ― Rhythmic thuds of the hammer carried from the blacksmith's workshop.

3. blow, punch, hit (a sharp impact to the body causing pain, injury, or death; figuratively: a misfortune)

   Synonyms: udretie, rana, bitie, nešťastie, choroba

   zabiť jedným úderom dve muchy ― to kill two birds with one stone (literally, “to kill two flies with one punch”)

   zasadiť niekomu smrteľný úder ― to deal someone a fatal blow

   úder osudu ― the blow of fate

   Inkasoval nečakaný úder do brucha a zostal bez dychu. ― He took an unexpected blow to the stomach and was left breathless.

4. (military) strike, assault, offensive (a sudden attack by concentrated forces)

   Synonym: útok

   Letectvo podniklo presný úder na nepriateľské pozície. ― The air force carried out a precise strike on enemy positions.

Declension

Declension of úder
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	úder	údery
genitive	úderu	úderov
dative	úderu	úderom
accusative	úder	údery
locative	údere	úderoch
instrumental	úderom	údermi

Further reading

• “úder”, 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, 2003–2026