Jiří
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Juří, from Latin Geōrgius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjɪr̝iː]
Proper noun
Jiří m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
Usage notes
- When used with the adjective svatý (“saint”), it can be declined Jiřím in instrumental and Jiří in all other cases, such as "kostel svatého Jiří".
Declension
Declension of Jiří (sg-only soft masculine animate adjectival)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Jiří |
| genitive | Jiřího |
| dative | Jiřímu |
| accusative | Jiřího |
| vocative | Jiří |
| locative | Jiřím |
| instrumental | Jiřím |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Slovak: Jiří
Further reading
- “Jiří”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Jiří”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Jiří”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Jiří; Doublet of Juraj.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jiriː/, [ˈjiriː]
- Rhymes: -iriː
- Hyphenation: Ji‧ří
Proper noun
Jiří m pers (genitive singular Jiřího, nominative plural Jiříovia, declension pattern of kuli)
- a male given name
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Jiří | Jiříovia |
| genitive | Jiřího | Jiříov |
| dative | Jiřímu | Jiříom |
| accusative | Jiřího | Jiříov |
| locative | Jiřím | Jiříoch |
| instrumental | Jiřím | Jiřími |
Further reading
- “Jiří”, 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, 2003–2026