Czech Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

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'''''Surnames.''''' Surnames will have the added ending ''-ová'' or ''-á''  if the person referred to is female:
'''''Surnames.''''' Surnames will have the added ending ''-ová'' or ''-á''  if the person referred to is female:
Novák - Nováková
Pleva - Plevová
Novotný - Novotná


'''''Gender.'''''  Czech words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or neuter. Adjectives used to describe the singular and plural forms of Czech words must have the proper masculine, feminine, or neuter endings:
'''''Gender.'''''  Czech words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or neuter. Adjectives used to describe the singular and plural forms of Czech words must have the proper masculine, feminine, or neuter endings:
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<p>NOTE: the letter combination “CH" is treated as a single character and is alphabetized after the letter “H”<span class="visualHighlight"></span>
<p>NOTE: the letter combination “CH" is treated as a single character and is alphabetized after the letter “H”<span class="visualHighlight"></span>
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=== Spelling ===
=== Spelling ===
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