žolík

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Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from English jolly joker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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žolík m anim or m inan

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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animate:

inanimate:

Derived terms

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See also

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

Further reading

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