dvůr

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dvór, from Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdvuːr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dvůr
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

dvůr m inan

  1. court, courtyard (an enclosed space)
    Na dvoře je kůň. ― There's a horse in the courtyard.
  2. court (the collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority)
    Artušův dvůr ― Arthur's court
  3. estate, farm
    Drzé čelo lepší než poplužní dvůr ― impudent forehead better than a manorial farm (proverb) (wikt:cs:drzé čelo lepší než poplužní dvůr)
    Dělení dvorů mezi potomky sedláka nebylo dovoleno. ― The division of farms among the descendants of the farmer was not allowed

Declension

Declension of dvůr (hard masculine inanimate quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative dvůr dvory
genitive dvora, dvoru dvorů
dative dvoru dvorům
accusative dvůr dvory
vocative dvore dvory
locative dvoře, dvoru dvorech
instrumental dvorem dvory

Further reading

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