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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech cihla, from Middle High German ziegel (German Ziegel), ultimately from Latin tēgula.
Pronunciation
Noun
cihla f (related adjective cihlový, diminutive cihelka)
- brick (block for building)
- nepálené cihly ― dried bricks
- pálené cihly ― fired bricks
Declension
Declension of cihla (hard feminine reducible)
Further reading
- “cihla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “cihla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “cihla”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German ziegel (German Ziegel), ultimately from Latin tēgula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈt͡siɣɫa/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈt͡siɦla/
Noun
cihla f
- brick
- žžené cihly ― fired bricks
- roof tile
- plate
Declension
Descendants
Further reading