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'''Nouns'''
'''Nouns'''


Noun surnames end with a consonant or a short vowel (a vowel that doesn't have an accent mark ). Noun surnames are feminized by adding the ending ová
Noun surnames end with a consonant or a short vowel (a vowel that doesn't have an accent mark). Noun surnames are feminized by adding the ending '''-ová'''.


Examples: Male Female
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
Novák Nováková
|-
Haneš Hanešová
|
Bartoš Bartošová
''Male''<br> Novák<br> Haneš<br> Bartoš<br> Havlík<br> Krk<br> Šlytr<br>
Havlík Havlíková
|
Krk Krková
''Female''<br>
Šlytr Šlytrová
Nováková<br>
Hanešová<br>
Bartošová<br>
Havlíková<br>
Krková<br>
Šlytrová<br>
|}


Surnames that end with an a, e, or o drop the final letter before adding the ová.
Surnames that end with an '''-a''', '''-e''', or '''-o''' drop the final letter before adding the '''-ová'''.


Examples: Male Female
Examples: Male Female
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