král
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech král, from Proto-Slavic *korľь which comes from Old High German Karl, name of the Frankish ruler Charlemagne.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
král m anim (female equivalent královna, related adjective královský, possessive adjective králův, diminutive králík)
Declension
Derived terms
- královrah m anim
- královražda f
- protikrál m anim
Related terms
Descendants
See also
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| sedmička | osmička | devítka | desítka | spodek | svršek, filek | král | eso |
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “král”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “král”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 289
Further reading
- “král”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “král”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “král”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- kráľ (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korľь.
Pronunciation
Noun
král m pers
- king (male ruler)
Declension
Declension of král (soft o-stem)
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| nominative | král | krále | králi, kráľové |
| genitive | krále | kráľú | kráľóv |
| dative | kráľu, kráľovi | kráľoma | kráľóm |
| accusative | krále | krále | krále |
| vocative | kráľu | krále | králi, kráľové |
| locative | kráľu, kráľovi | kráľú | králích |
| instrumental | králem | kráľoma | králi |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “král”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění