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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Němec, from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner, German”). By surface analysis, němý (“mute”) + -ec.
Pronunciation
Noun
Němec m anim (female equivalent Němka, related adjective německý)
- German (person)
- Synonyms: Němčour, skopčák
Declension
Declension of Němec (soft masculine animate reducible)
Proper noun
Němec m anim (female equivalent Němcová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Němec (soft masculine animate reducible)
Further reading
- Němec in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Němec in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- Němec in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner, German”). By surface analysis, němý + -ec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɲi̯ɛmɛt͡s/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɲɛmɛt͡s/
Noun
Němec m pers (feminine Němkyni)
- German (person)
Declension
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