Czech Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

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Words ending in '''-a''' change to '''-y''':
Words ending in '''-a''' change to '''-y''':


''žena'' wife   ''ženy''' '''''wives
''žena'' wife   ''ženy'' wives


Words ending in '''-o''' change to '''-a''':
Words ending in '''-o''' change to '''-a''':


''město'' city    ''města'' cities
''město'' city   ''města'' cities


Words ending in '''-e''' and '''-í''' do not change:
Words ending in '''-e''' and '''-í''' do not change:


''ulice'' street  ''ulice'' streets
''ulice'' street   ''ulice'' streets


Words ending in a consonant add '''-y'''. A few words add '''-i''', '''-ové''', or '''-e''' to form the plural:
Words ending in a consonant add '''-y'''. A few words add '''-i''', '''-ové''', or '''-e''' to form the plural:
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Nouns ending with '''-a''' add '''-y''':
Nouns ending with '''-a''' add '''-y''':


* ''sestra'' sister   ''sestry'' of sister
''sestra'' sister   ''sestry'' of sister


Nouns ending with '''-o''' add '''-a''':
Nouns ending with '''-o''' add '''-a''':


* ''město ''city   ''města ''of city
''město'' city   ''města''of city


Plural masculine nouns change to '''-ů''':
Plural masculine nouns change to '''-ů''':


* ''muži''  husbands   ''mu''žů of husbands
''muži'' husbands   ''mužů'' of husbands


Plural feminine or neuter nouns drop the last vowel:
Plural feminine or neuter nouns drop the last vowel:


* ''ženy'' wife   ''žen''  of wives
''ženy'' wife   ''žen'' of wives


*Adjectives change the endings to show possession.  
*Adjectives change the endings to show possession.  
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Adjectives ending in '''-ý''' change to '''-ého''':
Adjectives ending in '''-ý''' change to '''-ého''':


* ''narozený'' born   ''narozeného'' of the born
''narozený'' born   ''narozeného'' of the born


Adjectives ending in '''-á''' change to '''-é''':
Adjectives ending in '''-á''' change to '''-é''':


* ''křt''ě''ná'' baptized   ''křt''ě'''' of the baptized
''křtěná'' baptized   ''křtěné'' of the baptized


Adjectives ending in '''-é''' change to '''-ého''':
Adjectives ending in '''-é''' change to '''-ého''':


* ''neznámé'' unknown ''neznámého'' of the unknown
''neznámé'' unknown   ''neznámého'' of the unknown


Adjectives ending in '''-í''' change to '''-ího''':
Adjectives ending in '''-í''' change to '''-ího''':


* ''první'' first   ''prvního'' of the first
''první'' first   ''prvního'' of the first


Plural adjectives ending in '''-ý''' or '''-í''' add '''-ch''':
Plural adjectives ending in '''-ý''' or '''-í''' add '''-ch''':


* ''zemřelý'' deceased   ''zemřelých ''of the deceased
''zemřelý'' deceased   ''zemřelých ''of the deceased
* ''erbovní''  heraldic   ''erbovních'' of the heraldic
''erbovní''  heraldic   ''erbovních'' of the heraldic


These examples show some endings in context:
These examples show some endings in context:
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