agáve

See also: agave, Agave, and agavé

Czech

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡaːvɛ]

Noun

agáve f or n

1. agave

Declension

when feminine:

Declension of agáve (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	agáve	agáve
genitive	agáve	agáví
dative	agávi	agávím
accusative	agávi	agáve
vocative	agáve	agáve
locative	agávi	agávích
instrumental	agáví	agávemi

when neuter:

Declension of agáve (mostly indeclinable neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	agáve	agáve
genitive	agáve	agáve
dative	agáve	agáve
accusative	agáve	agáve
vocative	agáve	agáve
locative	agáve	agáve
instrumental	agáve, agávem	agáve

Can also be indeclinable when feminine.

Further reading

• “agáve”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “agáve”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989