jhřec

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• hřec, heřec (later)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrьcь. By surface analysis, jhráti +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈjɣr̝ɛt͡s/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈjɦr̝ɛt͡s/

Noun

jhřec m pers

1. actor, player, comedian
2. musician

Declension

Declension of jhřec (soft o-stem reducible irreg-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	jhřec	jhercě	jherci, jhercové
genitive	jhercě	jhercú	jhercóv
dative	jhercu, jhercovi	jhercoma	jhercóm
accusative	jhercě	jhercě	jhercě
vocative	jherče	jhercě	jherci, jhercové
locative	jhercu, jhercovi	jhercú	jhercích
instrumental	jhercem	jhercoma	jherci

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

Related terms

• jhra
• jhráti
• jhráč
• jhércě

 

Descendants

• Czech: herec

Further reading

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