Velikonoce
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Velikonoc, Velkonoc (also Velika noc and Veliká noc). By surface analysis, veliký (“great”) + -o- + noc (“night”), originally a calque of Ancient Greek μεγάλη ἡμέρα (megálē hēméra).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Velikonoce f pl (related adjective velikonoční)
Declension
Declension of Velikonoce (pl-only soft feminine)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Velikonoce |
| genitive | Velikonoc |
| dative | Velikonocům |
| accusative | Velikonoce |
| vocative | Velikonoce |
| locative | Velikonocích |
| instrumental | Velikonocemi, Velikonoci |
See also
- Vánoce (“Christmas”)
Further reading
- “Velikonoce”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Velikonoce”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)