Velikonoce

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Velikonoc, Velkonoc (also Velika noc and Veliká noc). By surface analysis, veliký (great) + -o- + noc (night), originally a calque of Ancient Greek μεγάλη ἡμέρα (megálē hēméra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛlɪkonot͡sɛ]
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  • Rhymes: -otsɛ
  • Hyphenation: Ve‧li‧ko‧no‧ce

Proper noun

Velikonoce f pl (related adjective velikonoční)

  1. Easter

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • Velikonoce in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Velikonoce in Internetová jazyková příručka
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