Chomutov

Czech

Etymology

The name of the city (originally a small village) was derived from personal name Chomút and meant "the court of Chomút". The name Chomút was from chomút (“horsecollar”) which was also used as a nickname for a clumsy person.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxomutof]

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• Hyphenation: Cho‧mu‧tov

Proper noun

Chomutov m inan (relational adjective chomutovský)

1. A city in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic located in northwestern Bohemia

Declension

Declension of Chomutov (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Chomutov
genitive	Chomutova
dative	Chomutovu
accusative	Chomutov
vocative	Chomutove
locative	Chomutově
instrumental	Chomutovem

Further reading

• “Chomutov”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025