hnis

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech hnis, related to Czech hnisat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɲɪs]
• Hyphenation: hnis

Noun

hnis m inan

1. pus

Declension

Declension of hnis (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	hnis	hnisy
genitive	hnisu	hnisů
dative	hnisu	hnisům
accusative	hnis	hnisy
vocative	hnise	hnisy
locative	hnisu	hnisech
instrumental	hnisem	hnisy

Further reading

• “hnis”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hnis”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hnis”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɣɲis/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɦɲis/

Noun

hnis m inan

1. alternative form of hňus

Declension

Declension of hnis (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	hnis	hnisy	hnisi, hnisové
genitive	hnisa, hnisu	hnisú	hnisóv
dative	hnisu	hnisoma	hnisóm
accusative	hnis	hnisy	hnisy
vocative	hnise	hnisy	hnisi, hnisové
locative	hnisě, hnisu	hnisú	hnisiech
instrumental	hnisem	hnisoma	hnisy

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

Descendants

• Czech: hnis

Further reading

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