srpen

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech srpen. By surface analysis, srp (“sickle”) +‎ -en, referring to harvesting. Cognate with Polish sierpień (“August”) and Serbo-Croatian srpanj (“July”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsr̩pɛn]

Noun

srpen m inan (relational adjective srpnový)

  1. August

Declension

Declension of srpen (hard masculine inanimate reducible)
singular plural
nominative srpen srpny
genitive srpna srpnů
dative srpnu srpnům
accusative srpen srpny
vocative srpne srpny
locative srpnu srpnech
instrumental srpnem srpny

Derived terms

See also

Gregorian calendar months: měsíce gregoriánského kalendářeedit

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

From srp +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsr̩pɛn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsr̩pɛn/

Noun

srpen m inan

  1. August
    Synonyms: vřěseň, sěčen

Declension

Declension of srpen (hard o-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative srpen srpny srpni, srpnové
genitive srpna, srpnu srpnú srpnóv
dative srpnu srpnoma srpnóm
accusative srpen srpny srpny
vocative srpne srpny srpni, srpnové
locative srpně, srpnu srpnú srpniech
instrumental srpnem srpnoma srpny
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: srpen

See also

Gregorian calendar months: měsieci v kalendářiedit

Further reading

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