dušě

See also: duse, Duse, Düse, duše, dǔsè, and dü'se

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duša.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈduʃi̯ɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈduʃɛ/

Noun

dušě f

1. soul

Declension

Declension of dušě (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dušě	duši	dušě
genitive	dušě	dušú	duší, duš
dative	duši	dušěma	dušiem
accusative	dušu	duši	dušě
vocative	duše	duši	dušě
locative	duši	dušú	dušiech
instrumental	dušú	dušěma	dušěmi

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

Descendants

• Czech: duše

Further reading

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