chvost

See also: chvošť

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chvost, from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxvost]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: chvost
  • Rhymes: -ost

Noun

chvost m inan

  1. tail
    Synonyms: ocas, ohon

Declension
Declension of chvost (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative chvost chvosty
genitive chvostu chvostů
dative chvostu chvostům
accusative chvost chvosty
vocative chvoste chvosty
locative chvostu chvostech
instrumental chvostem chvosty

Further reading
  • chvost in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • chvost in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • chvost in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxʋost/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxvost/

Noun

chvost m inan

  1. tail
  2. tailbone, buttocks?

Declension
Declension of chvost (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative chvost chvosty chvosti, chvostové
genitive chvosta, chvostu chvostú chvostóv
dative chvostu chvostoma chvostóm
accusative chvost chvosty chvosty
vocative chvoste chvosty chvosti, chvostové
locative chvostě, chvostu chvostú chvostiech
instrumental chvostem chvostoma chvosty
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms
  • chvostišče

Descendants
  • Czech: chvost

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xvɔst]

Noun

chvost m inan (genitive singular chvosta, nominative plural chvosty, genitive plural chvostov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. tail

Declension
Declension of chvost
singular plural
nominative chvost chvosty
genitive chvosta chvostov
dative chvostu chvostom
accusative chvost chvosty
locative chvoste chvostoch
instrumental chvostom chvostmi

Derived terms
  • chvostový
  • chvostík

Further reading
  • “chvost”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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