chvost

See also: chvošť

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chvost, from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxvost]

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• Hyphenation: chvost
• Rhymes: -ost

Noun

chvost m inan (related adjective chvostový, diminutive chvostek or chvostík)

1. tail

   Synonyms: ocas, ohon

Declension

Declension of chvost (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	chvost	chvosty
genitive	chvostu	chvostů
dative	chvostu	chvostům
accusative	chvost	chvosty
vocative	chvoste	chvosty
locative	chvostu	chvostech
instrumental	chvostem	chvosty

Derived terms

adjectives

• chvostnatý

 

nouns

• chvosteček

 

Further reading

• “chvost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “chvost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “chvost”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈxʋost/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈxvost/

Noun

chvost m inan

1. tail
2. tailbone, buttocks?

Declension

Declension of chvost (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	chvost	chvosty	chvosti, chvostové
genitive	chvosta, chvostu	chvostú	chvostóv
dative	chvostu	chvostoma	chvostóm
accusative	chvost	chvosty	chvosty
vocative	chvoste	chvosty	chvosti, chvostové
locative	chvostě, chvostu	chvostú	chvostiech
instrumental	chvostem	chvostoma	chvosty

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

Derived terms

• chvostišče

 

Descendants

• Czech: chvost

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xvɔst]

Noun

chvost m inan (genitive singular chvosta, nominative plural chvosty, genitive plural chvostov, declension pattern of dub)

1. tail

Declension

Declension of chvost

	singular	plural
nominative	chvost	chvosty
genitive	chvosta	chvostov
dative	chvostu	chvostom
accusative	chvost	chvosty
locative	chvoste	chvostoch
instrumental	chvostom	chvostmi

Derived terms

• chvostový
• chvostík

Further reading

• “chvost”, 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