městys

Czech

Etymology

From město. Inherited from Old Czech městys.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɲɛstɪs]
  • Hyphenation: mě‧s‧tys

Noun

městys m inan

  1. town (a settlement, especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city)

Declension

Further reading

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • městis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmi̯ɛstɨs/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmjɛstis/

Noun

městys m inan

  1. town (a settlement, especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city)

Usage notes

  • In the early records, this word is indeclinable. Later it became declinable.

Descendants

  • Czech: městys

Further reading