hród

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gõrdъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀʊt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊt
  • Syllabification: hród

Noun

hród m inan

  1. (historical) stronghold built for the purpose of suppressing the local population
  2. castle, fortification
    • 1984, Franc Šěn, Nowy biografiski słownik k stawiznam a kulturje Serbow‎[1], Domowina Publishing House, page 604:
      Jeho hród z dwěmaj kamjentnymaj wěžomaj a rotundu liči jako wažny archeologiski pomnik.
      Its castle with two stone towers and rotunda is considered an important archaeological monument.
  3. castle (château, palace, not fortified)

Declension

Declension of hród (masculine hard stem quant-alt)
singular dual plural
nominative hród hrodaj hrody
genitive hroda, hrodu hrodow hrodow
dative hrodej hrodomaj hrodam
accusative hród hrodaj hrody
instrumental hrodom hrodomaj hrodami
locative hrodźe hrodomaj hrodach
vocative hrodo, hrodźe hrodaj hrody

Further reading

  • “hród”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
  • “hród” in Soblex
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