Old Czech

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Etymology 1

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Of uncertain etymology with uncertain gender. Maybe from *strěžь[1] Possibly related to střiežeha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈstr̝̊i̯ɛːʒ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈstr̝̊iːʃ/

Noun

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střiež ?

  1. hoarfrost
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Czech: stříž (dialectal)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strьžьnь*strьžę. First attested in the 14th century. Compare Slovene stržen and Russian стрежень (streženʹ) with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈstr̝̊i̯ɛːʒ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈstr̝̊iːʃ/

Noun

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střiež f

  1. deep stream
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References

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  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “stříž”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 589

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