mateřština
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Czech
Etymology
From mateřský (“maternal”) + -ština.
Pronunciation
Noun
mateřština f
- (linguistics) mother tongue
- Synonyms: mateřský jazyk, rodná řeč
Declension
Declension of mateřština (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mateřština | mateřštiny |
| genitive | mateřštiny | mateřštin |
| dative | mateřštině | mateřštinám |
| accusative | mateřštinu | mateřštiny |
| vocative | mateřštino | mateřštiny |
| locative | mateřštině | mateřštinách |
| instrumental | mateřštinou | mateřštinami |
Related terms
Further reading
- “mateřština”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “mateřština”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “mateřština”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)