pravdoláskař

Czech

Etymology

From pravda +‎ -o- +‎ láska +‎ -ař. The term was derived from the words of Václav Havel during or shortly after the Velvet Revolution pravda a láska musí zvítězit nad lží a nenávistí (truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpravdolaːskar̝̊]

Noun

pravdoláskař m anim

  1. (usually derogatory) someone who optimistically (and/or naively) believes that truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred, translatable perhaps as a "love-'n'-truthnik"
  2. (usually derogatory) an adherent, sympathizer or a proponent of Václav Havel or his political style

Declension

Declension of pravdoláskař (soft masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative pravdoláskař pravdoláskaři
genitive pravdoláskaře pravdoláskařů
dative pravdoláskařovi, pravdoláskaři pravdoláskařům
accusative pravdoláskaře pravdoláskaře
vocative pravdoláskaři pravdoláskaři
locative pravdoláskařovi, pravdoláskaři pravdoláskařích
instrumental pravdoláskařem pravdoláskaři

Synonyms

  • sluníčkář
  • havlista
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