místo

See also: misto, mišto, miśto, and mișto

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech miesto, from Proto-Slavic *město. Doublet of město. Cognates include Slovak miesto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmiːsto]
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Noun

místo n (diminutive místečko or (rare) místko)

  1. place (location, position)
    Synonym: poloha
  2. place (seat)
  3. space (occupied by or intended for a person or thing)
    Pro tuto pohovku v této místnosti není dost místa.There's not enough space for this couch in this room.
  4. place (as in decimal place)
    Odpověď na tři desetinná místa zní 1,245.The answer is 1.245, to three decimal places.
  5. job, employment
  6. locus (a place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime)

Declension

Derived terms

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See also

Preposition

místo [with genitive]

  1. instead of, in lieu of
    Synonym: namísto

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