lze
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech lzě. The word probably shares its root with the words lehký (from Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ), lehko, lehce. The Proto-Slavic *lьdzě is probably the dative or the locative of the noun *lьga.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editlze
- it is possible
Usage notes
editAlthough technically an adverb, the word tends to be used in much the same way as the verb jít, dropping the verb být.
See also Russian можно (možno)/нельзя (nelʹzja), Slovene lahko, Hungarian lehet or archaic Polish nielzia.