mluvnice

Czech

Etymology

Per Dušan Šlosar, calque of Polish mównica.[1] First attested in the 18th century. By surface analysis, mluvit (to speak) +‎ -nice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmluvɲɪt͡sɛ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪtsɛ
  • Hyphenation: mluv‧ni‧ce

Noun

mluvnice f (relational adjective mluvnický)

  1. grammar (of human speech)
    Synonym: gramatika
  2. grammar book

Declension

References

  1. ^ Šlosar, Dušan (2017) OBROZENSKÁ ČEŠTINA. In: Petr Karlík, Marek Nekula, Jana Pleskalová (eds.), CzechEncy - Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny., Prague: NLN, page 1217

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