hrada

See also: hraða and hřada

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• hradu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɣrada/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɦrada/

Noun

hrada

1. genitive singular of hrad

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɑ.dɑ/, [ˈr̥ɑ.dɑ]

Verb

hrada

1. singular imperative of hradian

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gręda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *grindā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦrada]

Noun

hrada f (relational adjective hradový, diminutive hriadka)

1. beam, rafter, girder
2. (horticulture) bed

Declension

Declension of hrada
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	hrada	hrady
genitive	hrady	hrád
dative	hrade	hradám
accusative	hradu	hrady
locative	hrade	hradách
instrumental	hradou	hradami

Further reading

• “hrada”, 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, 2003–2025