každý je kováčom svojho šťastia

Slovak

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “every man is the smith of his own luck”. Compare with German jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied or Polish każdy jest kowalem swojego losu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʒdiː je kɔvaːt͡ʃɔm svɔjɦɔ ʃcascɪ̯a/, [ˈkaʒdiː je ˈkɔʋaːt͡ʃɔm ˈsʋɔɪ̯ɦɔ ˈʃcascɪ̯a]
  • Rhymes: -ascɪ̯a
  • Hyphenation: kaž‧dý je ko‧vá‧čom svoj‧ho šťas‧tia

Proverb

každý je kováčom svojho šťastia

  1. every man is the architect of his own fortune

Further reading

  • “šťastie”, 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, 2003–2026
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