šlap

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Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German slappe, ultimately from Latin slappa. Compare Russian шляпа (šljapa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʃɫap/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʃlap/

Noun

šlap m inan

  1. helmet, headpiece

Declension

Declension of šlap (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative šlap šlapy šlapi, šlapové
genitive šlapa, šlapu šlapú šlapóv
dative šlapu šlapoma šlapóm
accusative šlap šlapy šlapy
vocative šlape šlapy šlapi, šlapové
locative šlapě, šlapu šlapú šlapiech
instrumental šlapem šlapoma šlapy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “šlap”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 616

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