strach

Inherited from Old Czech strach, from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈstrax]

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• Rhymes: -ax

strach m inan (diminutive strášek)

1. fear

   mít strach z ― to be afraid of

   vyvolat strach ― to instill fear

   žádný strach. ― Don't worry.

• “strach”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “strach”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “strach”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /strak/

strach

1. tired (physically, mentally, or emotionally fatigued)
2. (figuratively) drained, worn out
3. fed up

Inherited from Old Polish strach, from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: strach

strach m inan

1. fear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

strach m animal

1. scarecrow (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

   Synonym: strach na wróble

• strach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• strach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “strach”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
• Aleksander Saloni (1908) “strachu nabrać”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 341

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

• IPA^(key): [strax]

strach m inan

1. fear

   Synonym: bázeň

• “strach”, 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

• IPA^(key): /sdraːχ/, [straːχ]
• Rhymes: -aːχ

strach f (uncountable, not mutable)

1. (colloquial) awkward situation, mess

   Synonyms: picl, trafferth

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “strach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies