žolík

Czech

Etymology

From English jolly joker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒoliːk]
  • Rhymes: -oliːk
  • Hyphenation: žo‧lík

Noun

žolík m (animate, inanimate)

  1. (card games) joker
  2. wildcard (an element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency)

Usage notes

The term can be usually declensed both as animate or inanimate. If the sense wildcard is used for a person, than only animate declension is possible.

Declension

animate

inanimate

Derived terms

  • žolíkový
  • žolíky

See also

Playing cards in Czech · karty (layout · text)
eso dvojka trojka čtyřka pětka šestka sedmička
osmička devítka desítka kluk dáma král žolík

Further reading

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