kvés

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German gevaeze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkʋɛːs/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkvɛːs/

Noun

kvés m inan

1. wooden vessel

Declension

Declension of kvés (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kvés	kvésy	kvési, kvésové
genitive	kvésa, kvésu	kvésú	kvésóv
dative	kvésu	kvésoma	kvésóm
accusative	kvés	kvésy	kvésy
vocative	kvése	kvésy	kvési, kvésové
locative	kvésě, kvésu	kvésú	kvésiech
instrumental	kvésem	kvésoma	kvésy

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

Further reading

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