kupadlo

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫpadlo. By surface analysis, kúpati +‎ -dlo. For sense 4 compare Old East Slavic кѫпалиꙗ (kǫpalija, “Saint John's Eve”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkupadɫo/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkupadlo/

Noun

kupadlo n

  1. bathing place
  2. bowl especially for ritual washing, basin, baptismal font
  3. means of ritual purification
  5. ribbon given as a gift on the eve of certain holidays
  6. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. (botany) lady's mantle

Declension

Declension of kupadlo (hard o-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative kupadlo kupadle kupadla
genitive kupadla kupadlú kupadel
dative kupadlu kupadloma kupadlóm
accusative kupadlo kupadle kupadla
vocative kupadlo kupadle kupadla
locative kupadle, kupadlu kupadlú kupadléch
instrumental kupadlem kupadloma kupadly
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: kupadlo, koupadlo

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