kámen

See also: kamen, kämen, kåmen, and kameň

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kámen, from Proto-Slavic *kàmy. The long ⟨á⟩ is from the obsolete and dialectal kámy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaːmɛn]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kámen m inan

  1. stone (substance, small piece)
  2. piece (in board games)

Declension

Declension of kámen (mixed masculine inanimate irreg-stem)
singular plural
nominative kámen kameny
genitive kamenu, kamene kamenů
dative kamenu, kameni kamenům
accusative kámen kameny
vocative kameni kameny
locative kameně, kamenu, kameni kamenech
instrumental kamenem kameny

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kàmy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkaːmɛn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkaːmɛn/

Noun

kámen m inan

  1. stone (substance, small piece)
    drahý kámen ― precious stone
    ohnivý kámen ― pyrite
    zažžený kámen ― flint
  2. rock
  3. a measure of weight equivalent to about 10.28 kilograms

Declension

Declension of kámen (n-stem irreg-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative kámen kameny kameni, kamenové
genitive kamene kamenú kamenóv
dative kameni kamenoma kamenóm
accusative kámen kameny kameny
vocative kameni kameny kameni, kamenové
locative kameni kamenú kameniech
instrumental kamenem kamenoma kameny
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: kámen

Further reading

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