Michal
English
Etymology
From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).
Proper noun
Michal
- (biblical) A daughter of Saul and wife of David in the Old Testament.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 6:16:
- And as the Arke of the Lord came into the citie of Dauid, Michal Sauls daughter looked through a window, and saw king Dauid leaping and dauncing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart.
- (rather rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
Translations
biblical character
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
From Vulgate Latin Michael, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪxal]
Proper noun
Michal m anim
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
- a male surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Further reading
- “Michal”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Middle English
Proper noun
Michal
- alternative form of Michel
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Michal m pers (diminutive Michalec or Michálek)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Michal (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Michal | Michaly | Michali, Michalové |
| genitive | Michala | Michalú | Michalóv |
| dative | Michalu, Michalovi | Michaloma | Michalóm |
| accusative | Michala | Michaly | Michaly |
| vocative | Michale | Michaly | Michali, Michalové |
| locative | Michalu, Michalovi | Michalú | Michaléch |
| instrumental | Michalem | Michaloma | Michaly |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Michal”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
From Vulgate Latin Michael, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmixal]
Proper noun
Michal m pers (relational adjective michalský, diminutive Mišo or Mišino or Miťo or Michalko or Miško or Miťko)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Michal | Michalovia |
| genitive | Michala | Michalov |
| dative | Michalovi | Michalom |
| accusative | Michala | Michalov |
| locative | Michalovi | Michaloch |
| instrumental | Michalom | Michalmi |
Further reading
- “Michal”, 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, 2003–2025