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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuːcɛk]

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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