žolík

Czech

Etymology

Derived from English jolly joker.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

žolík m anim or m inan

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

Usage notes

  • The term can usually be declined 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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