Prostějov
Czech
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Etymology
[edit]The town was originally called Prostějovice, which was derived from person personal name Prostěj + -ovice, meaning "a village of Prostěj's people". Prostěj was an informal form of some compound personal name such as Prostimír or Prostislav, where the first component is derived from Proto-Slavic *prostъ (“simple”). For similar etymology see Budějovice or Hodějovice.[1]
The name Prostějovice was shortened to Prostějov in the 1st half of the 13th century.[2] Compare Holešov or Chomoutov.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Prostějov m inan (relational adjective prostějovský, demonym Prostějovan, female demonym Prostějovanka)
- a city in the eastern Czech Republic
Declension
[edit]Declension of Prostějov (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Prostějov |
| genitive | Prostějova |
| dative | Prostějovu |
| accusative | Prostějov |
| vocative | Prostějove |
| locative | Prostějově |
| instrumental | Prostějovem |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Prostějov”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
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