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štít

/[ˈʃciːt]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    shield (broad piece of protective armour)
  2. 2.
    shield
  3. 3.
    peak (the top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain or range, ending in a point)
    • horský štít

      mountain peak

  4. 4.
    sign (identifying a shop or other establishment)
    • vývěsní štít

      signboard

  5. 5.
    gable

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (3)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ščít, from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (“shield”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skeitum, *skoitum, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-to-m, from *skey- (“to cut, separate”).

Nominative
Singular
štít
Plural
štíty
Genitive
Singular
štítu
Plural
štítů
Dative
Singular
štítu
Plural
štítům
Accusative
Singular
štít
Plural
štíty
Vocative
Singular
štíte
Plural
štíty
Locative
Singular
štítu, štítě
Plural
štítech
Instrumental
Singular
štítem
Plural
štíty

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