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cizí

/[ˈt͡sɪziː]/
Czechadj

Definitions

  1. 1.
    strange, unfamiliar (not yet part of one's experience)
    • být v cizí kůži

      to be in someone else's shoes

  2. 2.
    foreign
    • cizí měny

      foreign currencies

    • cizí země

      foreign countries

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cuzí, from Proto-Slavic *ťuďь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

Forms

  • cizífeminine • nominative
  • cizíinanimate • nominative
  • cizejalternative • informal
Nominative
Singular
cizí
Plural
cizí
Genitive
Singular
cizího, cizí
Plural
cizích
Dative
Singular
cizímu, cizí
Plural
cizím
Accusative
Singular
cizího, cizí
Plural
cizí
Locative
Singular
cizím, cizí
Plural
cizích
Instrumental
Singular
cizím, cizí
Plural
cizími

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