Czech edit

Etymology edit

From Olomouc. The first evidence of prothetic h in the name of the city can be found in the Latin expression holomucensis, a Latin version of the Czech adjective olomoucký, holomoucký (of Olomouc), on a seal from 1208.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈolomou̯t͡s]
  • Hyphenation: O‧lo‧mouc

Proper noun edit

Holomóc f or m inan

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of Olomouc: A city in Moravia, Czech Republic

Usage notes edit

  • See usage note at Olomouc for the usage of the different genders.

Declension edit

when feminine:

when masculine:

References edit

  1. ^ Lutterer, Ivan; Majtán, Milan; Šrámek, Rudolf (1982). "Olomouc". Zeměpisná jména Československa. Praha: Mladá fronta.

Further reading edit

  • Holomóc in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu