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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Juří, from Latin Geōrgius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jiří m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
Usage notes
- When used with the adjective svatý (“saint”), it can be declined Jiřím in instrumental and Jiří in all other cases, such as "kostel svatého Jiří".
Declension
Declension of Jiří (sg-only soft masculine animate adjectival)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Jiří in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Jiří in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- Jiří in Internetová jazyková příručka
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Jiří; Doublet of Juraj.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jiří m anim (genitive singular Jiřího, nominative plural Jiříovia, declension pattern of kuli)
- a male given name
Declension
Further reading
- “Jiří”, 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, 2024