Karlovy Vary

English

Etymology

From Czech Karlovy Vary.

Proper noun

Karlovy Vary

2. A spa city, district, and administrative region located in western Bohemia, Czech Republic; formerly known as Karlsbad.

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karlovɪ varɪ]

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Proper noun

Karlovy Vary m inan pl (relational adjective karlovarský)

1. Karlovy Vary (a spa city, district, and administrative region located in western Bohemia, Czech Republic; formerly known as Karlsbad)

Declension

Declension of Karlovy Vary (pl-only hard masculine inanimate)

	plural
nominative	Karlovy Vary
genitive	Karlových Var, Karlových Varů
dative	Karlovým Varům
accusative	Karlovy Vary
vocative	Karlovy Vary
locative	Karlových Varech
instrumental	Karlovými Vary, Karlovýma Vary1

¹This form is used when describing dual nouns, e.g. očima, rukama.

Further reading

• “Karlovy Vary”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026