duch

duch

See also: Duch and dúch

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech duch, from Proto-Slavic *dȗxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáuṣas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰows-o-s, from the root *dʰwes- (to breathe, breath, spirit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdux]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ux
  • Homophone: duh

Noun

duch m inan (relational adjective duchovní)

  1. spirit

Declension

Noun

duch m anim

  1. ghost (disembodied soul)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs
  • duchařit

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȗxъ.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ˈdux/
    • Audio 1:(file)
    • Audio 2:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ux
    • Syllabification: duch
    • Homophone: Duch

    Noun

    duch m animal (diminutive duszek)

    1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)
      Wierzysz w duchy?Do you believe in ghosts?
    2. spirit
    3. spirit, enthusiasm for something

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    verbs
    • uduchowić pf, uduchowiać impf
    • uduchownić pf, uduchowniać impf
    adjectives
    verbs

    Further reading

    • duch”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • duch”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
    • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “duch”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
    • Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “duch”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]