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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech pohan, from late Common Slavic, borrowed from Medieval Latin pāgānus.
Pronunciation
Noun
pohan m anim (female equivalent pohanka)
- pagan
- Gentile
Declension
Declension of pohan (hard masculine animate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pohan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “pohan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “pohan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin pāgānus.
Pronunciation
Noun
pohan m pers (female equivalent pohanka)
- pagan
Usage notes
- The plural nominative pohané and genitive pohan comes mainly from this noun's being similar to the -ěnín nouns (like měščěnín) although it never contained this suffix.
Declension
Descendants
Further reading