ciecha

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zieche.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ciecha f

1. quilt, duvet

Declension

Declension of ciecha (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ciecha	ciešě	ciechy
genitive	ciechy	ciechú	ciech
dative	ciešě	ciechama	ciechám
accusative	ciechu	ciešě	ciechy
vocative	ciecho	ciešě	ciechy
locative	ciešě	ciechú	ciechách
instrumental	ciechú	ciechama	ciechami

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

Descendants

• Czech: cícha

Further reading

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