městys

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Etymology

From město. Old Czech městys.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: mě‧s‧tys

Noun

městys m inan

  1. town (a settlement, especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city)

Declension

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmi̯ɛstɨs/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmjɛstis/

Noun

městys m inan

  1. town (a settlement, especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city)

Usage notes

  • In the early records, this word is indeclinable. Later it became declinable.

Descendants

  • Czech: městys

Further reading