See also: ostry

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech ostrý, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈostriː]
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Adjective

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ostrý (comparative ostřejší, superlative nejostřejší, adverb ostře)

  1. sharp (able to cut easily)
    Antonym: tupý
  2. hot (of food and spice)
    Antonym: jemný
  3. (mathematics) strict (of an inequality, such that it rules out the possibility of equality)
    Antonym: neostrý
  4. (geometry) acute (of an angle, having less than 90 degrees)
    Antonym: tupý

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Further reading

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  • ostrý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • ostrý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • ostrý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ostrý

  1. sharp (able to cut easily)
    Antonym: tupý

Declension

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