tvrz

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtvr̩s]
  • Hyphenation: tvrz

Noun

tvrz f

  1. (historical) fort
    Synonym: pevnost

Declension

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, 1935–1957
  • tvrz in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • tvrz in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • tvrzě

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdja.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tvrz f

  1. inaccessible place

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: tvrz

Further reading

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