Plzeň
See also: Plzen
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Plzen, Plzeň, from Proto-Slavic *pьlz. First mentioned as a castle in 976.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpl̩zɛɲ]
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Proper noun
Plzeň f (relational adjective plzeňský, demonym Plzeňan or (informal) Plzeňák)
- Pilsen (a city in the Czech Republic)
Declension
Declension of Plzeň (sg-only soft zero-ending feminine reducible)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Plzeň |
| genitive | Plzně |
| dative | Plzni |
| accusative | Plzeň |
| vocative | Plzni |
| locative | Plzni |
| instrumental | Plzní |
Related terms
- plzký
- plž
References
- Bělohlávek, M. (1991). Plzeň Guide-book. Czechia: Západočeské nakladatelství, p. 39
Further reading
- “Plzeň”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Plzeň”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “pilsner”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɫ̩zɛɲ/
Proper noun
Plzeň f (genitive singular Plzne, declension pattern of dlaň)
- Pilsen (a city in the Czech Republic)
Declension
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Plzeň |
| genitive | Plzne |
| dative | Plzni |
| accusative | Plzeň |
| locative | Plzni |
| instrumental | Plzňou |
Derived terms
- Plzenčan
- Plzenčanka
- plzenský
Further reading
- “Plzeň”, 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