See also: Duch and dúch

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech duch, from Proto-Slavic *dȗxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáuṣas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰows-o-s, from the root *dʰwes- (to breathe, breath, spirit).

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Noun

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duch m inan (related adjective duchovní)

  1. spirit

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duch m anim

  1. ghost (disembodied soul)

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Further reading

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

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȗxъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duch m animal (diminutive duszek)

  1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)
    Wierzysz w duchy?Do you believe in ghosts?
  2. spirit
  3. spirit, enthusiasm for something

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Further reading

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  • duch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • duch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “duch”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “duch”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]