Jiří
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech Juří, from Latin Geōrgius.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jiří m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
Usage notes edit
- When used with the adjective svatý (“saint”), it can be declined Jiřím in instrumental and Jiří in all other cases, such as "kostel svatého Jiří".
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Slovak: Jiří
Further reading edit
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Czech Jiří; Doublet of Juraj.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jiří m anim (genitive singular Jiřího, nominative plural Jiříovia, declension pattern of kuli)
- a male given name
Declension edit
Declension of Jiří
Further reading edit
- “Jiří”, 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