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čest

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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čest f

  1. honor (US), honour (UK) (objectification of praiseworthiness)
    dělat čest / být ke cti někomuto do credit / to be a credit to someone
    urážka na ctislander, defamation

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Old Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈt͡ʃɛst/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈt͡ʃɛst/

Noun

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čest f

  1. honour
    na svú čest vzieti(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    na čsti utrhatito disgrace
  2. chastity
  3. dignity
  4. fame
  5. office, post
  6. respect
    v/u čsti jmietito respect

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: čest

Further reading

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čę̑stъ (dense, thick), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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čȇst (Cyrillic spelling че̑ст, definite čȇsti, comparative čȅšćī)

  1. frequent, common
  2. repeated, recurrent
Declension
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Further reading

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  • čest”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čę̑stь.

Noun

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čȇst f (Cyrillic spelling че̑ст)

  1. (archaic) part, piece

Further reading

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  • čest”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čь̏stь.

Noun

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čest f (Cyrillic spelling чест)

  1. Obsolete form of čast.
  2. (archaic) luck, happiness