See also: klic

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Klíč
 
Klíč
 
Houslový klíč

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkliːt͡ʃ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: klíč

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Czech kľúč, From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, key, peg).

Noun

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klíč m inan

  1. key (of a lock)
  2. wrench (US), spanner (UK)
  3. (music) clef
  4. (cryptography) key
  5. (databases) key (field of a relation constrained to be unique)
  6. clue (informations which can lead one to a certain point)
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Etymology 2

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From Old Czech klí, from Proto-Slavic *kъlьjь, a derivation of Proto-Slavic *kъlъ.[1]

Noun

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klíč m inan

  1. (botany, rare) embryo, germ
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Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “klíčit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 305