rynk

Czech

Alternative forms

• rynek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German rinc ("a town square", originally "a circle").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk
• Homophone: ring

Noun

rynk m inan

1. (dated) square, an open space in a town [from 14th c.]
   • 1877, Jakub Malý, “Heidelius”, in Vlastenský slovník historický‎^[1], Praha: Rohlíček & Sievers, pages 163–165:

     Tu stavové sebravše se v několika stech koních jeli jsou v noci na rynk Staroměstský, a radnici se všech stran obstavivše do vnitř vrazili.

     In that moment the noblemen, having gathered on several hundred horses, went to the Old Town Square, and having surrounded the town hall they stormed inside.

Synonyms

• náměstí

Derived terms

• ryneček
• rynecký

Further reading

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