cihla

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cihla

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cih‧la

Noun

cihla f (relational adjective cihlový, diminutive cihelka)

  1. brick (block for building)
    nepálené cihly ― dried bricks
    pálené cihly ― fired bricks

Declension

Declension of cihla (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative cihla cihly
genitive cihly cihel
dative cihle cihlám
accusative cihlu cihly
vocative cihlo cihly
locative cihle cihlách
instrumental cihlou cihlami
nouns

Further reading

Old Czech

Alternative forms

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 (diminutive cihlicě)

  1. brick
    žžené cihly ― fired bricks
  2. roof tile
  3. plate

Declension

Declension of cihla (hard a-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative cihla cihle cihly
genitive cihly cihlú cihel
dative cihle cihlama cihlám
accusative cihlu cihle cihly
vocative cihlo cihle cihly
locative cihle cihlú cihlách
instrumental cihlú cihlama cihlami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: cihla

Further reading

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