iluze

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin illusio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪluzɛ]

Noun

iluze f

1. illusion (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

   Synonyms: vidina, fata morgána

   poskytovat iluzi ― to provide illusion

2. illusion (the fact of being an illusion)
3. wishful thinking (the illusion that what one would like is actually true)

   Synonym: představa

Declension

Declension of iluze (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	iluze	iluze
genitive	iluze	iluzí
dative	iluzi	iluzím
accusative	iluzi	iluze
vocative	iluze	iluze
locative	iluzi	iluzích
instrumental	iluzí	iluzemi

Related terms

• iluzionista m
• iluzorní

Further reading

• “iluze”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “iluze”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989