pán
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pan"
Czech
Alternative forms
- pan (when used before a name, title, occupation etc)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech pán, from Proto-Slavic *gъpanъ. Cognate with Polish pan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaːn]
- Hyphenation: pán
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
pán m anim (female equivalent paní, relational adjective pánský or pánův)
- Mr
- man, gentleman
- master (someone who has control over something or someone)
- master (owner of an animal or slave)
- lord
Declension
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “pán”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “pán”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “pán”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Mandarin
Pronunciation
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Romanization
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- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀇 / 㲿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 爾 / 尔
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- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皡
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 盤 / 盘
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- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 緇 / 缁
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 縏
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 績 / 绩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胖
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舢
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蒰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蟠
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 覍
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 跘
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- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鞶
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- hpán, pan (when used before a name, title, occuption etc)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъpanъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
pán m pers
Declension
Declension of pán (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pán | pány | páni, pánové |
| genitive | pána | pánú | pánóv |
| dative | pánu, pánovi | pánoma | pánóm |
| accusative | pána | pány | pány |
| vocative | pane | pány | páni, pánové |
| locative | pánu, pánovi | pánú | pániech |
| instrumental | pánem | pánoma | pány |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Czech: pán
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “pán”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
From unattested *hpán (compare Old Czech hpán), from Proto-Slavic *gъpanъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaːn/
Noun
pán m pers (female equivalent pani)
- lord
- mister
- pán Kováč ― Mr. Smith
- sir
- ruler
- gentleman
- dámy a páni ― ladies and gentlemen
- used before any title when addressing a male person
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pán | páni |
| genitive | pána | pánov |
| dative | pánovi, pánu | pánom |
| accusative | pána | pánov |
| vocative | pane | páni |
| locative | pánovi, pánu | pánoch |
| instrumental | pánom | pánmi |
Derived terms
- Pán
- Pane Bože! (“My God!”)
- pán profesor (Professor)
- pán doktor (Doctor)
- pán kráľ (Lord King, i.e. Sire)
Further reading
- “pán”, 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