Plzeň

See also: Plzen

Czech

Etymology

First mentioned as a castle in 976, of obscure origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpl̩zɛɲ]

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Proper noun

Plzeň f

1. Pilsen (a city in the Czech Republic)

Derived terms

• Plzeňan
• Plzeňák
• plzeňský

References

• Bělohlávek, M. (1991). Plzeň Guide-book. Czechia: Západočeské nakladatelství, p. 39

Further reading

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• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pilsner”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɫ̩zɛɲ/

Proper noun

Plzeň f (genitive singular Plzne, declension pattern of dlaň)

1. Pilsen (a city in the Czech Republic)

Declension

Declension of Plzeň

	singulare tantum
nominative	Plzeň
genitive	Plzne
dative	Plzni
accusative	Plzeň
locative	Plzni
instrumental	Plzňou

Derived terms

• Plzenčan
• Plzenčanka
• plzenský

Further reading

• “Plzeň”, 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