Czech edit

Etymology edit

Derived from English jolly joker.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

žolík m anim or m inan

  1. (card games) joker
  2. wildcard (an element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency)

Usage notes edit

  • The term can usually be declined both as animate or inanimate. If the sense wildcard is used for a person, than only animate declension is possible.

Declension edit

animate:

inanimate:

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Playing cards in Czech · karty (layout · text)
             
eso dvojka trojka čtyřka pětka šestka sedmička
             
osmička devítka desítka kluk dáma král žolík

Further reading edit

  • žolík in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • žolík in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989