smeč

See also: smęć

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English smash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsmɛt͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtʃ

Noun

smeč m inan or f (relational adjective smečový)

1. (tennis) smash
2. (volleyball) spike

Usage notes

• Feminine is more common.

Declension

Declension of smeč (soft zero-ending feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	smeč	smeče
genitive	smeče	smečí
dative	smeči	smečím
accusative	smeč	smeče
vocative	smeči	smeče
locative	smeči	smečích
instrumental	smečí	smečemi

Derived terms

• smečař
• smečovat

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English smash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smêt͡ʃ/

Noun

smȅč m inan (Cyrillic spelling сме̏ч)

1. (tennis) smash (in tennis)

Further reading

• “smeč”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from English smash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smet͡ʃ/, [ˈsmet͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃ

Noun

smeč m inan (relational adjective smečový)

1. (tennis) smash (in tennis)

Declension

Declension of smeč
(pattern stroj)

	singular	plural
nominative	smeč	smeče
genitive	smeča, smeču	smečov
dative	smeču	smečom
accusative	smeč	smeče
locative	smeči	smečoch
instrumental	smečom	smečmi

Further reading

• “smeč”, 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