Holomouc
Czech
Etymology
From Olomouc. The first evidence of prothetic h in the name of the city can be found in the Latin expression holomucensis, a Latin version of the Czech adjective olomoucký, holomoucký (“of Olomouc”), on a seal from 1208.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦolomou̯t͡s]
- Hyphenation: Ho‧lo‧mouc
Proper noun
Holomouc f or m inan (related adjective holomoucký)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of Olomouc: A city in Moravia, Czech Republic
- 1846, Josef Kajetán Tyl, Tataři u Holomouce:
- „To hoří Přerov!“ zaznělo po celé Holomouci, a všecka srdce naplnila se úzkostí.
- "Přerov is burning!" could be heard all around Olomouc, and all the hearts were filled with anxiety.
- 1844, Matěj Mikšíček, editor, Sbjrka powěstí morawských a slezkých, volume 3, Brno: František Šastl, page 27:
- W tom čase, co dobýván Holomouc, pocjtilo wjc než půl země hrůzu přjtomnosti krutých Monġolů.
- In the time, when Olomouc was besieged, more than half of the country felt the terror from the presence of cruel Mongols.
Usage notes
- See usage note at Olomouc for the usage of the different genders.
Declension
when feminine:
when masculine:
References
- Lutterer, Ivan; Majtán, Milan; Šrámek, Rudolf (1982). "Olomouc". Zeměpisná jména Československa. Praha: Mladá fronta.
Further reading
- Holomouc in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
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