Chrudim

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Chrudim. Possibly an M-participle of an old unattested verb *chruditi. Compare dialectal chrudý (“curly”), chruna (“dandruff”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Chrudim”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxruɟɪm]
  • Hyphenation: Chru‧dim

Proper noun

Chrudim f (relational adjective chrudimský, demonym Chrudiman, female demonym Chrudimanka or Chrudimka)

  1. a town in the Czech Republic, in eastern Bohemia

Declension

Declension of Chrudim (sg-only soft zero-ending feminine)
singular
nominative Chrudim
genitive Chrudimi, Chrudimě
dative Chrudimi
accusative Chrudim
vocative Chrudimi
locative Chrudimi
instrumental Chrudimí

Derived terms

  • Chrudimsko

Further reading

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxruɟim/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxruɟim/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Chrudim m pers

  1. a male given name
Declension
Declension of Chrudim (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Chrudim Chrudimy Chrudimi, Chrudimové
genitive Chrudima Chrudimú Chrudimóv
dative Chrudimu, Chrudimovi Chrudimoma Chrudimóm
accusative Chrudima Chrudimy Chrudimy
vocative Chrudime Chrudimy Chrudimi, Chrudimové
locative Chrudimu, Chrudimovi Chrudimú Chrudimiech
instrumental Chrudimem Chrudimoma Chrudimy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Etymology 2

Short form of the possessive adjective Chrudimí, which comes from Chrudim (given name) +‎ -í.

Proper noun

Chrudim m inan

  1. Chrudim (a city in the Czech Republic)
Declension
Declension of Chrudim (sg-only soft o-stem)
singular
nominative Chrudim
genitive Chrudimě
dative Chrudiḿu
accusative Chrudim
vocative Chrudiḿu
locative Chrudimi, Chrudiḿu
instrumental Chrudimem
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
  • Czech: Chrudim

Further reading

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