dům
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech dóm, from Proto-Slavic *dȍmъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm.
Pronunciation
Noun
dům m inan (relational adjective domovní, diminutive domek or domeček)
- house (building, structure intended for housing)
- 2006, Jiří Maňák, Jana Maňáková, Rodinný dům: než začnete stavět, →ISBN, page 18:
- Každý dům se vstupem z jižní strany musí být zákonitě o něco větší, neboť část jižního průčelí padne za oběť vstupu do domu, vjezdu do garáží apod.
- Every house with an entrance on the south side must be a bit larger, because part of the south facade will fall victim to the entrance to the house, the entrance to the garage, etc.
- house (an institution that provides certain services or serves various purposes and activities)
- home (a place where someone lives, resides, is at home, has their own household, family, where they feel safe)
- Synonym: domov
- (obsolete) house (royal or noble family)
- (astrology) house (sector of the horoscope representing a certain area of a person's life)
Declension
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Further reading
- “dům”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “dům”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
- “dům”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dům”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Silesian
Noun
dům m inan
- Steuer spelling of dōm.