město

See also: mesto and mestò

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech město, from Proto-Slavic *město. Doublet of místo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɲɛsto]
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  • (regional) IPA(key): [ˈmjɛsto]
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  • Hyphenation: mě‧s‧to

Noun

město n (diminutive městečko)

  1. city (large settlement)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *město.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪs.tɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪstɔ
  • Syllabification: měs‧to

Noun

město n

  1. city, town

Declension

Derived terms

Old Czech

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀sto. Doublet of miesto.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmi̯ɛsto/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmjɛsto/

    Noun

    město n

    1. city (large settlement)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Czech: město

    Further reading

    Serbo-Croatian

    Noun

    město n (Cyrillic spelling мěсто)

    1. obsolete spelling of mjesto and mesto

    Upper Sorbian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪs.tɔ/
    • Rhymes: -ɪstɔ
    • Syllabification: měs‧to

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀sto.

    Noun

    město n

    1. city, town
    Declension

    Etymology 2

    Ellipsis of w město.

    Conjunction

    město

    1. instead of
      Synonym: za
      Čehodla sće to činił, město toho, wo čož sym Was prosył?
      Why did you do that instead of what I asked you to do?

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