konec

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See also: конец

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech konec, from Proto-Slavic *konьcь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

konec m inan (related adjective koncový)

  1. end (extreme part)
    Antonym: začátek
    konec chemického posypu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Na konci osmdesátých let se postupně rozpadá takzvaný východní blok. ― At the end of the 1980s, the so-called Eastern Bloc gradually disintegrated.
  2. (dated) end (purpose)
    • 1923, Zákon na ochranu republiky:
      Kdo se s někým spolčí k úkladům o republiku, kdo vejde k témuž konci ve styk přímý nebo nepřímý s cizí mocí nebo s cizími činiteli, zejména vojenskými nebo finančními,...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of konec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
singular plural
nominative konec konce
genitive konce konců
dative konci koncům
accusative konec konce
vocative konci konce
locative konci koncích
instrumental koncem konci

Further reading

  • “konec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “konec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “konec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *konьcь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkonɛt͡s/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkonɛt͡s/

Noun

konec m inan

  1. end (place where something ends)
    1. border, edge
  2. end (final part of something, i.e. a work such as a book)
  3. end, death (final part of someone's life or of an objects functionality)
  4. (theology) completion, consummation
  5. end; goal, aim
  6. (theology, of properties) finitude, limitation
  7. doom; destruction

Declension

Declension of konec (soft o-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative konec koncě konci, koncové
genitive koncě koncú koncóv
dative koncu koncoma koncóm
accusative konec koncě koncě
vocative koncu koncě konci, koncové
locative konci, koncu koncú koncích
instrumental koncem koncoma konci
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: konec

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *konьcь.

Noun

konec m (Cyrillic spelling конец)

  1. (Kajkavian) end
  2. (Kajkavian) thread

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *konьcь.

Pronunciation

Noun

kónəc m inan

  1. end (extreme part)
    Antonym: začétek
  2. part
    Na drugem koncu sveta. ― On the other side of the world.
  3. tip (of one's tongue)

Inflection

 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing. kônec
gen. sing. kônca
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		kônec kônca kônci
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		kônca kôncev kôncev
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		kôncu kôncema kôncem
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		kônec kônca kônce
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		kôncu kôncih kôncih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		kôncem kôncema kônci

Further reading

  • “konec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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