chvost
See also: chvošť
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech chvost, from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxvost]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: chvost
- Rhymes: -ost
Noun
chvost m inan (relational adjective chvostový, diminutive chvostek or chvostík)
Declension
Declension of chvost (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chvost | chvosty |
| genitive | chvostu | chvostů |
| dative | chvostu | chvostům |
| accusative | chvost | chvosty |
| vocative | chvoste | chvosty |
| locative | chvostu | chvostech |
| instrumental | chvostem | chvosty |
Derived terms
adjectives
- chvostnatý
nouns
- chvosteček
Further reading
- “chvost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “chvost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “chvost”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
chvost m inan
Declension
Declension of chvost (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chvost | chvosty | chvosti, chvostové |
| genitive | chvosta, chvostu | chvostú | chvostóv |
| dative | chvostu | chvostoma | chvostóm |
| accusative | chvost | chvosty | chvosty |
| vocative | chvoste | chvosty | chvosti, chvostové |
| locative | chvostě, chvostu | chvostú | chvostiech |
| instrumental | chvostem | chvostoma | chvosty |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
- chvostišče
Descendants
- Czech: chvost
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “chvost”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xvɔst]
Noun
chvost m inan (relational adjective chvostový, diminutive chvostík or chvostíček, augmentative chvostisko)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chvost | chvosty |
| genitive | chvosta | chvostov |
| dative | chvostu | chvostom |
| accusative | chvost | chvosty |
| locative | chvoste | chvostoch |
| instrumental | chvostom | chvostmi |
Further reading
- “chvost”, 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