plch

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech plch, from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpl̩x]
• Rhymes: -l̩x

Noun

plch m anim

1. dormouse

Declension

Declension of plch (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	plch	plši, plchové
genitive	plcha	plchů
dative	plchovi, plchu	plchům
accusative	plcha	plchy
vocative	plchu	plši, plchové
locative	plchovi, plchu	plších
instrumental	plchem	plchy

Related terms

adjective

• plší

 

noun

• plšík

 

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpɫ̩x/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpl̩x/

Noun

plch m animal

1. dormouse

Declension

Declension of plch (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	plch	plchy	plši, plchové
genitive	plcha	plchú	plchóv
dative	plchu, plchovi	plchoma	plchóm
accusative	plcha	plchy	plchy
vocative	plše	plchy	plši, plchové
locative	plchu, plchovi	plchú	plšiech
instrumental	plchem	plchoma	plchy

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

Descendants

• Czech: plch

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “plch”, 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 *pъlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pl̩x]

Noun

plch m anim (related adjective plší)

1. dormouse

Declension

Declension of plch

	singular	plural
nominative	plch	plchy
genitive	plcha	plchov
dative	plchovi	plchom
accusative	plcha	plchy
locative	plchovi	plchoch
instrumental	plchom	plchmi

Further reading

• “plch”, 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