klíč

See also: klic

Czech
Klíč
Klíč
Houslový klíč

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkliːt͡ʃ]
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: klíč

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kľúč, From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”).

Noun

klíč m inan

  1. key (of a lock)
  2. wrench (US), spanner (UK)
  3. (music) clef
  4. (cryptography) key
  5. (databases) key (field of a relation constrained to be unique)
  6. clue (informations which can lead one to a certain point)
Declension
Declension of klíč (soft masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative klíč klíče
genitive klíče klíčů
dative klíči klíčům
accusative klíč klíče
vocative klíči klíče
locative klíči klíčích
instrumental klíčem klíči
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
verbs
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Czech klí, from Proto-Slavic *kъlьjь, a derivation of Proto-Slavic *kъlъ.[1]

Noun

klíč m inan

  1. (botany, rare) embryo, germ
Declension
Declension of klíč (soft masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative klíč klíče
genitive klíče klíčů
dative klíči klíčům
accusative klíč klíče
vocative klíči klíče
locative klíči klíčích
instrumental klíčem klíči
Derived terms

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

References
  1. Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “klíčit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 305
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