ovcě

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ovьca.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ovcě f

1. sheep

Declension

Declension of ovcě (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ovcě	ovci	ovcě
genitive	ovcě	ovcú	ovcí, ovec
dative	ovci	ovcěma	ovciem
accusative	ovcu	ovci	ovcě
vocative	ovce	ovci	ovcě
locative	ovci	ovcú	ovciech
instrumental	ovcú	ovcěma	ovcěmi

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

Descendants

• Czech: ovce

Further reading

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