žák

See also: zak, Zak, żak, Żak, and Žák

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech žák, from Ecclesiastical Latin diācus, from Ancient Greek διάκος (diákos)[1] (see διάκονος (diákonos)). Parallel with Polish żak, cognate with Russian дьяк (dʹjak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒaːk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːk
  • Hyphenation: žák

Noun

žák m anim (female equivalent žačka or žákyně, relational adjective žákovský, diminutive žáček)

  1. pupil (in school)
    Synonym: student
    Antonym: učitel
  2. disciple

Declension

Declension of žák (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative žák žáci
genitive žáka žáků
dative žákovi, žáku žákům
accusative žáka žáky
vocative žáku žáci
locative žákovi, žáku žácích
instrumental žákem žáky

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007), “žák”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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