práh

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech práh, from Proto-Slavic *porgъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

práh m inan

  1. doorstep
  2. threshold, brink

Declension

Declension of práh (velar masculine inanimate quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative práh prahy
genitive prahu prahů
dative prahu prahům
accusative práh prahy
vocative prahu prahy
locative prahu prazích
instrumental prahem prahy
nouns

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porgъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpraːɣ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpraːx/

Noun

práh m inan

  1. threshold

Declension

Declension of práh (hard o-stem quant-alt)
singular dual plural
nominative práh prahy prazi, prahové
genitive praha, prahu prahú prahóv
dative prahu prahoma prahóm
accusative práh prahy prahy
vocative praže prahy prazi, prahové
locative prazě, prahu prahú praziech
instrumental prahem prahoma prahy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: práh

Further reading

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