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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech láska, from Proto-Slavic *laska, *laskati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂s-.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlaːska]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːska

Noun

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láska f

  1. love (intense feeling of affection and care toward another person)
    Antonym: nenávist
  2. love (object of one’s romantic feelings)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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

Further reading

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

Old Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *laska.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɫaːska/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlaːska/

Noun

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láska f

  1. love
    býti v něčí láscěto be in someone's favour
    spásti láskú na něčsoto come to like something
    vjíti v lásku(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    vypásti z lásky(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    obnoviti něčú lásku(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. respectful addressing

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: láska

See also

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Further reading

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *làska.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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láska f (genitive singular lásky, nominative plural lásky, genitive plural lások, declension pattern of žena)

  1. love (intense feeling of affection and care toward another person)
  2. love (object of one’s romantic feelings)

Declension

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • láska”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024