Čech

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See also: cech

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Čech. From the root čel- (member of the people, kinsman), cognate to člověk (“human”) +‎ -ch.

Pronunciation

Noun

Čech m anim (female equivalent Češka, related adjective český)

  1. Czech (person)
  2. Bohemian (person)

Declension

Declension of Čech (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Čech Češi, Čechové
genitive Čecha Čechů
dative Čechovi, Čechu Čechům
accusative Čecha Čechy
vocative Čechu Češi, Čechové
locative Čechovi, Čechu Češích
instrumental Čechem Čechy
adjectives
adverb
nouns

Proper noun

Čech m anim (female equivalent Čechová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Čech (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Čech Čechové
genitive Čecha Čechů
dative Čechovi Čechům
accusative Čecha Čechy
vocative Čechu Čechové
locative Čechovi Češích
instrumental Čechem Čechy

Further reading

  • Čech in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Čech in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Čech in Internetová jazyková příručka
  • Čech at prijmeni.cz

Old Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈt͡ʃɛx/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈt͡ʃɛx/

Noun

Čech m pers (feminine Češka)

  1. Czech (person)

Declension

Declension of Čech (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Čech Čechy Češi, Čechové
genitive Čecha Čechú Čechóv
dative Čechu, Čechovi Čechoma Čechóm
accusative Čecha Čechy Čechy
vocative Češe Čechy Češi, Čechové
locative Čechu, Čechovi Čechú Češiech
instrumental Čechem Čechoma Čechy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: Čech

References

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

Čech m anim (genitive singular Čecha, nominative plural Česi, genitive plural Čechov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. Czech (person)
  2. Bohemian (person)

Declension

Declension of Čech
singular plural
nominative Čech Česi
genitive Čecha Čechov
dative Čechovi Čechom
accusative Čecha Čechov
locative Čechovi Čechoch
instrumental Čechom Čechmi
adjective
nouns

Proper noun

Čech m anim (feminine Čechová)

  1. a male surname

Further reading

  • “Čech”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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