každý

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See also: każdy

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Czech každý.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaʒdiː]
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Pronoun[edit]

každý

  1. each, every
    Coordinate term: žádný
  2. everybody, everyone
    Každý je svého štěstí strůjcem.Everyone is the architect of their own happiness.
    každý jinýeveryone else

Usage notes[edit]

  • The word is categorized as pronoun in Czech dictionaries SSJC and SSC. It corresponds to the category of determiner of some of the modern English grammars. In PSJC, the word was categorized as adjectival numeral, and indeed, the inflection is adjectival, and the quantification semantics can be interpreted as specifying some kind of number.

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Old Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Post Proto-Slavic *kažьdъ, from Proto-Slavic *kъžьdo.

Pronoun[edit]

každý

  1. each, every

Descendants[edit]

  • Czech: každý

References[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Post Proto-Slavic *kažьdъ, from Proto-Slavic *kъžьdo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

každý

  1. each, every
    Coordinate term: žiaden, žiadny
  2. every man, everyone

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • každý in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk