vlchvec

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Czech

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vlchvec. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ). Polish wołchw.

Pronunciation

Noun

vlchvec m anim (female equivalent vlchvice)

  1. (archaic) Slavic pagan priest or seer, volkhv
    K žrecům náleželi snad i tak řečení vlchevci a vlchvice čili čarodějníci a čarodějnice.
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Declension

Declension of vlchvec (soft masculine animate reducible irreg-stem)
singular plural
nominative vlchvec vlchevci
genitive vlchevce vlchevců
dative vlchevcovi, vlchevci vlchevcům
accusative vlchevce vlchevce
vocative vlchevče vlchevci
locative vlchevcovi, vlchevci vlchevcích
instrumental vlchevcem vlchevci

Coordinate terms

See also

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Cognate with Old Church Slavonic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋɫ̩xʋɛt͡s/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvl̩xvɛt͡s/

Noun

vlchvec m pers

  1. Slavic pagan priest or seer, volkhv, wizzard

Declension

Declension of vlchvec (soft o-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative vlchvec vlchvcě vlchvci, vlchvcové
genitive vlchvcě vlchvcú vlchvcóv
dative vlchvcu, vlchvcovi vlchvcoma vlchvcóm
accusative vlchvcě vlchvcě vlchvcě
vocative vlchvče vlchvcě vlchvci, vlchvcové
locative vlchvcu, vlchvcovi vlchvcú vlchvcích
instrumental vlchvcem vlchvcoma vlchvci
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

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