vlas

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vlas, from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvlas]

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Noun

vlas m inan

1. a single hair (a filament growing from the skin of the head of humans)

Declension

Declension of vlas (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	vlas	vlasy
genitive	vlasu	vlasů
dative	vlasu	vlasům
accusative	vlas	vlasy
vocative	vlase	vlasy
locative	vlase, vlasu	vlasech
instrumental	vlasem	vlasy

Derived terms

• vlasatý
• vlasec
• vlasy

Further reading

• “vlas”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vlas”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “vlas”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Linum usitatissimum

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlas, from Old Dutch *flas, from earlier *flahs, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold, plait, weave”); thus distantly related to vlechten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vlɑs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: vlas
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Homophone: Vlas

Noun

vlas n (uncountable)

1. flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)
2. the fibers of said plant

Derived terms

• bergvlas
• vlasbekje
• vlasblond
• vlaskleurig
• vlaskruid
• vlassen
• vlassig
• vlassnor
• vlasvezel
• vlaswarkruid
• vlaszaad

Descendants

• →? Mahican: pnax

Further reading

• vlas on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• vals

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋɫas/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvlas/

Noun

vlas m inan

1. a single hair (a filament growing from the skin of the head of humans)

   neuškoditi za vlas / na vlasě ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of vlas (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vlas	vlasy	vlasi, vlasové
genitive	vlasa, vlasu	vlasú	vlasóv
dative	vlasu	vlasoma	vlasóm
accusative	vlas	vlasy	vlasy
vocative	vlase	vlasy	vlasi, vlasové
locative	vlasě, vlasu	vlasú	vlasiech
instrumental	vlasem	vlasoma	vlasy

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

Descendants

• Czech: vlas

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋlâːs/

Noun

vlȃs f (Cyrillic spelling вла̑с)

1. hair (single)

Declension

Declension of vlas

	singular	plural
nominative	vlas	vlasi
genitive	vlasi	vlasi
dative	vlasi	vlasima
accusative	vlas	vlasi
vocative	vlasi	vlasi
locative	vlasi	vlasima
instrumental	vlasi	vlasima

Related terms

• vlasac

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vlas]

Noun

vlas m inan (relational adjective vlasový, diminutive vlások, augmentative vlasisko)

1. a hair
2. thread

Declension

Declension of vlas
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	vlas	vlasy
genitive	vlasu	vlasov
dative	vlasu	vlasom
accusative	vlas	vlasy
locative	vlase	vlasoch
instrumental	vlasom	vlasmi

Further reading

• “vlas”, 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