miezha

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mězga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmi̯ɛːzɣa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmiːzɦa/

Noun

miezha f

1. sap (juice of plants)

Declension

Declension of miezha (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	miezha	miezzě	miezhy
genitive	miezhy	miezhú	miezeh
dative	miezzě	miezhama	miezhám
accusative	miezhu	miezzě	miezhy
vocative	miezho	miezzě	miezhy
locative	miezzě	miezhú	miezhách
instrumental	miezhú	miezhama	miezhami

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

Descendants

• Czech: míza

Further reading

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