betlém
Czech
Etymology
From Betlém (“Betlehem”), the birthplace of Jesus, displayed on the nativity scene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛtlɛːm]
Noun
betlém m inan (relational adjective betlémový, diminutive betlémek or betlímek)
- nativity scene (a model, usually a carved-out one)
- Synonyms: jesle, jesličky
Declension
Declension of betlém (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | betlém | betlémy |
| genitive | betléma, betlému | betlémů |
| dative | betlému | betlémům |
| accusative | betlém | betlémy |
| vocative | betléme | betlémy |
| locative | betlémě, betlému | betlémech |
| instrumental | betlémem | betlémy |
Related terms
nouns
- betlemář
- betlemářství
Further reading
- “betlém”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “betlém”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “betlém”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025