kámen

See also: kamen, kämen, kåmen, and kameň

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kámen, from Proto-Slavic *kàmy. The long ⟨á⟩ is from the obsolete and dialectal kámy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaːmɛn]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kámen m inan

  1. stone (substance, small piece)
  2. piece (in board games)

Declension

Declension of kámen (mixed masculine inanimate irreg-stem)
singular plural
nominative kámen kameny
genitive kamenu, kamene kamenů
dative kamenu, kameni kamenům
accusative kámen kameny
vocative kameni kameny
locative kameně, kamenu, kameni kamenech
instrumental kamenem kameny

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-mō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō
Proto-Balto-Slavic *kā́ˀmō
Proto-Slavic *kamy
Old Czech kámen

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    kámen m inan

    1. stone (substance, small piece)
      drahý kámen ― precious stone
      ohnivý kámen ― pyrite
      zažžený kámen ― flint
    2. rock
    3. a measure of weight equivalent to about 10.28 kilograms

    Usage notes

    • The collective noun kamenie can be used instead of the plural.

    Declension

    Declension of kámen (n-stem irreg-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative kámen kameny kameni, kamenové
    genitive kamene kamenú kamenóv
    dative kameni kamenoma kamenóm
    accusative kámen kameny kameny
    vocative kameni kameny kameni, kamenové
    locative kameni kamenú kameniech
    instrumental kamenem kamenoma kameny
    This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

    Derived terms

    • kamenie

    Descendants

    • Czech: kámen

    Further reading

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