vlas
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vlas, from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvlas]
Audio: (file)
Noun
vlas m inan
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
- prostovlasý
- vlasatý
Further reading
- “vlas”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vlas”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vlas”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vlas, from Old Dutch *flas, from earlier *flahs, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold, plait, weave”); thus distantly related to vlechten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vlɑs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: vlas
- Rhymes: -ɑs
- Homophone: Vlas
Noun
vlas n (uncountable)
- flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)
- the fibers of said plant
Derived terms
- bergvlas
- vlasbekje
- vlasblond
- vlaskleurig
- vlaskruid
- vlassen
- vlassig
- vlassnor
- vlasvezel
- vlaswarkruid
- vlaszaad
Descendants
- →? Mahican: pnax
Further reading
- vlas on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Anagrams
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
vlas m inan
- a single hair (a filament growing from the skin of the head of humans)
- neuškoditi za vlas / na vlasě ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of vlas (hard o-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vlas | vlasy | vlasi, vlasové |
genitive | vlasa, vlasu | vlasú | vlasóv |
dative | vlasu | vlasoma | vlasóm |
accusative | vlas | vlasy | vlasy |
vocative | vlase | vlasy | vlasi, vlasové |
locative | vlasě, vlasu | vlasú | vlasiech |
instrumental | vlasem | vlasoma | vlasy |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: vlas
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “vlas”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋlâːs/
Noun
vlȃs f (Cyrillic spelling вла̑с)
- hair (single)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | vlas | vlasi |
genitive | vlasi | vlasi |
dative | vlasi | vlasima |
accusative | vlas | vlasi |
vocative | vlasi | vlasi |
locative | vlasi | vlasima |
instrumental | vlasi | vlasima |
Related terms
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vlas]
Noun
vlas m inan (relational adjective vlasový, diminutive vlások, augmentative vlasisko)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | vlas | vlasy |
genitive | vlasu | vlasov |
dative | vlasu | vlasom |
accusative | vlas | vlasy |
locative | vlase | vlasoch |
instrumental | vlasom | vlasmi |
Further reading
- “vlas”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025