čelist

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech čeľust, from Proto-Slavic *čeľustь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst]

Noun

čelist f

jaw (one of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth)
horní čelist ― upper jaw

dolní čelist ― lower jaw

Declension

Declension of čelist (i-stem feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	čelist	čelisti
genitive	čelisti	čelistí
dative	čelisti	čelistem
accusative	čelist	čelisti
vocative	čelisti	čelisti
locative	čelisti	čelistech
instrumental	čelistí	čelistmi

Derived terms

čelistní
někomu spadla čelist

Further reading

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

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