orlí

See also: orli and őrli

Czech

Etymology

From orel +‎ .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈorliː]
  • Hyphenation: or‧lí

Adjective

orlí (not comparable)

  1. (relational) eagle
  2. aquiline
    orlí nosaquiline nose
    orlí zrakaquiline sight
  3. having the characteristics attributed to eagles, e. g. courageous, perceptive, intelligent
    • 1957, Jaromír Neumann, Mikoláš Aleš: cykly, Praha: Státní nakladateství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, page 159:
      Indiánův orlí rozmach vyznívá tragicky – gesto síly stává se na prahu smrti gestem zániku.
      The Indian's courageous advancement appears tragic – the gesture of strength on the verge of death becomes a gesture of downfall.

Declension

Declension of orlí (soft)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative orlí orlí orlí
genitive orlího orlí orlího
dative orlímu orlí orlímu
accusative orlího orlí orlí orlí
locative orlím orlí orlím
instrumental orlím orlí orlím
plural
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative orlí orlí orlí
genitive orlích
dative orlím
accusative orlí orlí
locative orlích
instrumental orlími

Derived terms

  • Orlí hory

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Slovak

Etymology

From orol +‎ .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔrʎiː]

Adjective

orlí (not comparable)

  1. (relational) eagle, of or belonging to an eagle
  2. aquiline

Declension

Declension of orlí (soft-long)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative orlí orlia orlie
genitive orlieho orlej orlieho
dative orliemu orlej orliemu
accusative orlieho orlí orliu orlie
locative orľom orlej orľom
instrumental orlím orľou orlím
plural
masculine feminine/neuter
animate inanimate
nominative orlí orlie
genitive orlích
dative orlím
accusative orlích orlie
locative orlích
instrumental orlími

References

  • orlí”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

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