útěk

See also: utek

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal of utéct (“to flee, run away”). Equivalent to u- +‎ těk, from Proto-Slavic *tekъ, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run, flow”). Compare Polish ucieczka (“flight, escape”).

Noun

útěk m

  1. flight (act of fleeing)
  2. escape

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • útěk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • útěk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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