kniha
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Kniha
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
See also: kníha
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kniha, from Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.
Pronunciation
Noun
kniha f
- book (a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge)
- Prodám knihy od Václava Havla. ― I sell books by Václav Havel.
- book (a major division of a published work)
- omasum (the third portion in the stomach of a ruminant)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kniha”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kniha”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kniha”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.
Pronunciation
Noun
kniha f
Declension
Declension of kniha (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kniha | knizě | knihy |
| genitive | knihy | knihú | knih |
| dative | knizě | knihama | knihám |
| accusative | knihu | knizě | knihy |
| vocative | kniho | knizě | knihy |
| locative | knizě | knihú | knihách |
| instrumental | knihú | knihama | knihami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: kniha
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kniha”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.
Pronunciation
Noun
kniha f (genitive singular knihy, nominative plural knihy, genitive plural kníh, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
Declension of kniha
Derived terms
- kníhkupec m
- kníhkupectvo n
- knihomoľ m
- knihovníčka f
- knihovník m
- knižnica f
- knižka f
Further reading
- “kniha”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Upper Sorbian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъňìga.
Pronunciation
Noun
kniha f
- book (set of sheets or notebooks, handwritten or printed, neatly assembled and sewn or glued on one side)
Declension
References
- “kniha” in Soblex