medvěd

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See also: medved, Medvěd, medvéd, and medveď

Czech

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech medvěd, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

medvěd m anim (female equivalent medvědice)

  1. bear

Declension

Declension of medvěd (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative medvěd medvědi
genitive medvěda medvědů
dative medvědovi, medvědu medvědům
accusative medvěda medvědy
vocative medvěde medvědi
locative medvědovi, medvědu medvědech
instrumental medvědem medvědy

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *medvědь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmɛdʋi̯ɛd/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmɛdvjɛt/

Noun

medvěd m animal (female equivalent medvědicě)

  1. bear

Declension

Declension of medvěd (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative medvěd medvědy medvědi, medvědové
genitive medvěda, medvědu medvědú medvědóv
dative medvědu, medvědovi medvědoma medvědóm
accusative medvěd, medvěda medvědy medvědy
vocative medvěde medvědy medvědi, medvědové
locative medvědě, medvědu, medvědovi medvědú medvědiech
instrumental medvědem medvědoma medvědy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: medvěd

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