macecha

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech macecha, from Proto-Slavic *maťexa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧cha

Noun

macecha f

  1. stepmother
    Synonym: nevlastní matka

Declension

Declension of macecha (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative macecha macechy
genitive macechy macech
dative maceše macechám
accusative macechu macechy
vocative macecho macechy
locative maceše macechách
instrumental macechou macechami

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maťexa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

macecha f

  1. stepmother

Declension

Declension of macecha (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative macecha macešě macechy
genitive macechy macechú macech
dative macešě macechama macechám
accusative macechu macešě macechy
vocative macecho macešě macechy
locative macešě macechú macechách
instrumental macechú macechama macechami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: macecha

See also

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

macecha f

  1. (Poznań) Alternative form of macocha (“stepmother”)

Declension

Declension of macecha
singular plural
nominative macecha macechy
genitive macechy macech
dative macesze macechom
accusative macechę macechy
instrumental macechą macechami
locative macesze macechach
vocative macecho macechy

Further reading

  • Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “macecha”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 139
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