strach

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstrax]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ax

Noun

strach m inan

1. fear

   mít strach z ― to be afraid of

   vyvolat strach ― to instill fear

   žádný strach. ― Don't worry.

Declension

Declension of strach (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	strach	strachy
genitive	strachu	strachů
dative	strachu	strachům
accusative	strach	strachy
vocative	strachu	strachy
locative	strachu	straších
instrumental	strachem	strachy

Related terms

• dostrašit
• nastrašit
• odstrašit
• postrašit
• strašák m
• strašidlo n
• strašit
• strašný
• vystrašit
• zastrašit

Further reading

• “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

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strak/

Adjective

strach

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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrax/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈstrax]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: strach

Noun

strach m inan

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

Declension

Declension of strach

	singular	plural
nominative	strach	strachy
genitive	strachu	strachów
dative	strachowi	strachom
accusative	strach	strachy
instrumental	strachem	strachami
locative	strachu	strachach
vocative	strachu	strachy

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of strach

	singular	plural
nominative	strach	strachy
genitive	stracha	strachów
dative	strachowi	strachom
accusative	stracha	strachy
instrumental	strachem	strachami
locative	strachu	strachach
vocative	strachu	strachy

Derived terms

(interjection):

• strach się bać

(noun):

• strachy na Lachy

(verbs):

• napędzać strachu impf, napędzić strachu pf

Further reading

• 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

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [strax]

Noun

strach m inan

1. fear

   Synonym: bázeň

Declension

Declension of strach (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	strach	strachy
genitive	strachu	strachov
dative	strachu	strachom
accusative	strach	strachy
locative	strachu	strachoch
instrumental	strachom	strachmi

Related terms

• strašiť
• vystrašiť
• zastrašiť
• strašidlo n
• strašiak m
• strašný m
• zastrašovanie n

Further reading

• “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

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Noun

strach f (uncountable, not mutable)

1. (colloquial) awkward situation, mess

   Synonyms: picl, trafferth

Further reading

• 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