hrad

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ (“settlement, enclosed place”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰ-o-, *ǵʰortós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦrat]
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

hrad m inan

1. castle

Usage notes

• The word hrad is used for castles whose main function seems to be defence, while zámek is used for those whose main function seems to be ostentation. For example, the castles of King Edward in Gwynedd are hrady, while the Loire Valley castles are zámky. The difference can be subjective, so that for example Windsor Castle can be called by either term by different speakers.

Derived terms

• hradní
• hradisko
• hradiště
• Klášterní Hradisko
• Uherské Hradiště

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ (“settlement, enclosed place”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰ-o-, *ǵʰortós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦrat/

Noun

hrad m (genitive singular hradu, nominative plural hrady, genitive plural hradov, declension pattern of dub)

1. castle

Declension

Declension of hrad

	singular	plural
nominative	hrad	hrady
genitive	hradu	hradov
dative	hradu	hradom
accusative	hrad	hrady
locative	hrade	hradoch
instrumental	hradom	hradmi

Derived terms

• hradba f
• hradný
• hrádok m
• hradový
• hradovitý
• hradisko n
• hradište n

References

• “hrad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024