zámok
See also: замок
Slovak
Alternative forms
- zámka
Etymology
The sense 'lock' is inherited from Proto-Slavic *zamъkъ. The sense ‘castle’ is a semantic loan from Middle High German sloz (“lock, keep”) (cf. German Schloss), itself a semantic loan of Latin clūsa (“lock, fort, fortification”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzaːmɔk]
Noun
zámok m inan (relational adjective zámocký)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zámok | zámky |
| genitive | zámku | zámkov |
| dative | zámku | zámkom |
| accusative | zámok | zámky |
| locative | zámku | zámkoch |
| instrumental | zámkom | zámkami |
Derived terms
- zámoček
Further reading
- “zámok”, 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