daleký

See also: ďaleký

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech daleký, from Proto-Slavic *dalekъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdalɛkiː]
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Adjective

daleký (adverb daleko)

  1. far, distant, remote
    Antonym: blízký
    být dalek něčeho / toho, aby... (dated)
    not to think about something / doing...

Usage notes

  • The old comparatives of this word were další, which today means next, and the archaic words dálejší or dalejší. Colloquially, dalečejší may be heard.

Declension

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • daľeký (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dalekъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdalɛkɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdalɛkiː/, /ˈdalɛkɛj/

Adjective

daleký (short dalek, comparative další or dálejší, short comparative dálí or dálejí, superlative najdalší or najdálejší, short superlative najdálí or najdálejí, adverb daleko)

  1. far, distant (not physically close)
  2. (of a path) long
  3. coming from a far place
  4. (of a relative) distant
  5. (of events in time) distant (not soon)
  6. (of an event) long (lasting a long time; having a long validity)
  7. (of a concept) unusual; complex, difficult
  8. different
  9. (of differences) large, considerable

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: daleký

References

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