Chomutov

Czech

Etymology

The name of the city (originally a small village) was derived from personal name Chomút and meant "the court of Chomút". The name Chomút was from chomút (“horsecollar”) which was also used as a nickname for a clumsy person.[1]

Compare Chomoutov.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxomutof]
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  • Hyphenation: Cho‧mu‧tov

Proper noun

Chomutov m inan (relational adjective chomutovský)

  1. a city in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic located in northwestern Bohemia

Declension

Declension of Chomutov (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Chomutov
genitive Chomutova
dative Chomutovu
accusative Chomutov
vocative Chomutove
locative Chomutově
instrumental Chomutovem

References

  1. ^ Lutterer, Ivan; Majtán, Milan; Šrámek, Rudolf (1982). "Chomutov". Zeměpisná jména Československa. Praha: Mladá fronta. Page 123.

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