Beneš
Czech
Etymology
Reduced from the personal name Benedikt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛnɛʃ]
Proper noun
Beneš m anim (female equivalent Benešová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Beneš (soft masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Beneš | Benešové |
| genitive | Beneše | Benešů |
| dative | Benešovi | Benešům |
| accusative | Beneše | Beneše |
| vocative | Beneši | Benešové |
| locative | Benešovi | Beneších |
| instrumental | Benešem | Beneši |
Further reading
- “Beneš”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Beneš m pers
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Beneš (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Beneš | Benešě | Beneši, Benešové |
| genitive | Benešě | Benešú | Benešóv |
| dative | Benešu, Benešovi | Benešoma | Benešóm |
| accusative | Benešě | Benešě | Benešě |
| vocative | Benešu | Benešě | Beneši, Benešové |
| locative | Benešu, Benešovi | Benešú | Beneších |
| instrumental | Benešem | Benešoma | Beneši |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Beneš”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbeɲeʃ]
Proper noun
Beneš m pers (female equivalent Benešová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Beneš | Benešovia | Benešovci |
| genitive | Beneša | Benešov | Benešovcov |
| dative | Benešovi | Benešom | Benešovcom |
| accusative | Beneša | Benešov | Benešovcov |
| locative | Benešovi | Benešoch | Benešovcoch |
| instrumental | Benešom | Benešmi | Benešovcami |
Further reading
- “Beneš”, 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