pohlaví

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pohlavie, from Proto-Slavic *pogolvьje. Metaphorically it came to mean “grouping of persons by sex,” and then more narrowly “sex, gender;" equivalent to po- +‎ hlava (“head”). Compare Serbo-Croatian поглавље.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pohlaví n (relational adjective pohlavní)

  1. sex, gender (typically one of the categories male or female)
  2. sex organs, genitals

Declension

Declension of pohlaví (neuter in -í/-ý)
singular plural
nominative pohlaví pohlaví
genitive pohlaví pohlaví
dative pohlaví pohlavím
accusative pohlaví pohlaví
vocative pohlaví pohlaví
locative pohlaví pohlavích
instrumental pohlavím pohlavími

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