země

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See also: zeme, Zeme, Země, zemē, Zemē, žemė, and Žemė

Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛmɲɛ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Czech země, from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Noun

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země f (related adjective zemský)

  1. earth
    na Zemion Earth
  2. ground (surface of the Earth)
  3. country, land (state)
    Česká republika je překrásná země.The Czech Republic is a beautiful country.
Declension
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adjectives
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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země f

  1. inflection of zem:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

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  • země in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • země in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • země in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈzɛmi̯ɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈzɛmjɛ/

Noun

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země f

  1. country; world
  2. earth, clay, soil
  3. state, territory

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: země

References

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