strýc

Czech

Alternative forms

• strejc (informal)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strъjь (through *strъjьcь).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstriːt͡s]

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Noun

strýc m anim

1. uncle

   Coordinate terms: neteř, synovec, teta

Declension

Declension of strýc (soft masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	strýc	strýcové, strýci
genitive	strýce	strýců
dative	strýcovi, strýci	strýcům
accusative	strýce	strýce
vocative	strýci, strýče	strýcové, strýci
locative	strýcovi, strýci	strýcích
instrumental	strýcem	strýci

Derived terms

• prastrýc
• strejda
• strýček

 

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strъjь (through *strъjьcь).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [striːt͡s]

Noun

strýc m anim (genitive singular strýca, nominative plural strýcovia, genitive plural strýcov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. paternal uncle

Declension

Declension of strýc

	singular	plural
nominative	strýc	strýcovia
genitive	strýca	strýcov
dative	strýcovi	strýcom
accusative	strýca	strýcov
locative	strýcovi	strýcoch
instrumental	strýcom	strýcmi

Derived terms

• strýčenko
• strýčik, strýčko
• strýčkovsky
• strýčny
• strýcovstvo, strýkovstvo
• strýko
• strýkovský, strýcovský

 

Further reading

• “strýc”, 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