ocet

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ocet, from Proto-Slavic *ocьtъ, from Latin acētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈot͡sɛt]
• Hyphenation: ocet

Noun

ocet m inan (relational adjective octový)

1. vinegar

   balzamikový ocet ― balsamic vinegar

   Celý tento regál je plný olejů a octů. ― This whole shelf is full of oil and vinegar.

Declension

Declension of ocet (hard masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	ocet	octy
genitive	octa	octů
dative	octu	octům
accusative	ocet	octy
vocative	octe	octy
locative	octu, octě	octech
instrumental	octem	octy

Related terms

• octomilka
• octový
• zůstat na ocet

Further reading

• “ocet”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ocet”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ocet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• otcet

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ocьtъ, from Latin acētum.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ocet m inan

1. vinegar

Declension

Declension of ocet (t-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ocet	octy	octi, octové
genitive	octe	octú	octóv
dative	octi	octoma	octóm
accusative	ocet	octy	octy
vocative	octe	octy	octi, octové
locative	octi	octú	octiech
instrumental	octem	octoma	octy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: ocet

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ocьtъ, from Latin acētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.t͡sɛt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔt͡sɛt
• Syllabification: o‧cet

Noun

ocet m inan

1. vinegar

Declension

Declension of ocet

	singular	plural
nominative	ocet	octy
genitive	octu	octów
dative	octowi	octom
accusative	ocet	octy
instrumental	octem	octami
locative	occie	octach
vocative	occie	octy

Derived terms

adjective

• octowy

nouns

• ocet balsamiczny
• octan
• octomierz
• octowiec

Descendants

• → Lithuanian: actas

Further reading

• “ocet”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “ocet”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)