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žízeň

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech žiezě, žiezn, from Proto-Slavic *žę́ďa (itself derived from *žędati (to wish, desire)) + -eň. False friend of Russian жизнь (žiznʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒiːzɛɲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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žízeň f

  1. thirst
    budou mít žízeň, dám jim vodu.
    Once they are thirsty, I will give them water.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Slovak: žízeň

Further reading

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Slovak

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Czech žízeň. Compare inherited žiadza.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ʒiːzeɲ/, [ˈʒiːzeɲ]
    • Rhymes: -iːzeɲ
    • Hyphenation: ží‧zeň

    Noun

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    žízeň f

    1. (archaic) desire
      Synonym: túžba f

    Declension

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    Declension of žízeň
    singulare tantum
    nominative žízeň
    genitive žízne
    dative žízni
    accusative žízeň
    locative žízni
    instrumental žízňou

    Further reading

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    • 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, 2003–2026