macecha

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech macecha, from Proto-Slavic *maťexa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmat͡sɛxa]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧cha

Noun

macecha f

1. stepmother

   Synonym: nevlastní matka

Declension

Declension of macecha (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	macecha	macechy
genitive	macechy	macech
dative	maceše	macechám
accusative	macechu	macechy
vocative	macecho	macechy
locative	maceše	macechách
instrumental	macechou	macechami

Derived terms

• maceška f

 

See also

• otčím m

Further reading

• “macecha”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “macecha”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “macecha”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• macocha

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maťexa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmat͡sɛxa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmat͡sɛxa/

Noun

macecha f

1. stepmother

Declension

Declension of macecha (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	macecha	macešě	macechy
genitive	macechy	macechú	macech
dative	macešě	macechama	macechám
accusative	macechu	macešě	macechy
vocative	macecho	macešě	macechy
locative	macešě	macechú	macechách
instrumental	macechú	macechama	macechami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: macecha

See also

• otčím m

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “macecha”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /maˈt͡sɛxa/

Noun

macecha f

1. (Poznań) Alternative form of macocha (“stepmother”)

Declension

Declension of macecha

	singular	plural
nominative	macecha	macechy
genitive	macechy	macech
dative	macesze	macechom
accusative	macechę	macechy
instrumental	macechą	macechami
locative	macesze	macechach
vocative	macecho	macechy

Further reading

• Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “macecha”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 139