tvrz

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech tvrz, from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdja from *tvьrdъ (“hard, firm, solid”) (see tvrdý).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

tvrz f

  1. (historical) fort
    Synonym: pevnost

Declension

Declension of tvrz (soft zero-ending feminine)
singular plural
nominative tvrz tvrze
genitive tvrze tvrzí
dative tvrzi tvrzím
accusative tvrz tvrze
vocative tvrzi tvrze
locative tvrzi tvrzích
instrumental tvrzí tvrzemi

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “tvrdý”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈtʋr̩z/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈtvr̩s/

Noun

tvrz f

  1. inaccessible place

Declension

Declension of tvrz (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative tvrz tvrzi tvrzě
genitive tvrzě tvrzú tvrzí
dative tvrzi tvrzěma tvrziem
accusative tvrzu tvrzi tvrzě
vocative tvrze tvrzi tvrzě
locative tvrzi tvrzú tvrzích
instrumental tvrzú tvrzěma tvrzěmi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: tvrz

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