ček

See also: cek, Ċek, c̓ek, çek, and Çek

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃêk/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English check. First attested in the 20th century.

Noun

čȅk m (Cyrillic spelling че̏к)

1. cheque

Declension

Declension of ček

	singular	plural
nominative	čȅk	čèkovi
genitive	čèka	čekova
dative	čeku	čekovima
accusative	ček	čekove
vocative	čeku	čekovi
locative	čeku	čekovima
instrumental	čekom	čekovima

Etymology 2

Shortening of imperative forms of čekati.

Interjection

čȅk (Cyrillic spelling че̏к)

1. (imperative) wait, wait up

   Ček malo − pa to nije točno!

   Wait a second − that's not correct!

   (literally, “Wait a little − well that's not correct!”)

Further reading

• “ček”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “ček”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃéːk/

Noun

čẹ̑k m inan

1. cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	čék
gen. sing.	čéka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	čék	čéka	čéki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	čéka	čékov	čékov
dative (dajȃlnik)	čéku	čékoma	čékom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	čék	čéka	čéke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	čéku	čékih	čékih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	čékom	čékoma	čéki

Further reading

• “ček”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “ček”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references