žrnov

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• žernov

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʒrnoʋ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈʒr̩nof/

Noun

žrnov m inan

1. quern

Declension

Declension of žrnov (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	žrnov	žrnovy	žrnovi, žrnovové
genitive	žrnova, žrnovu	žrnovú	žrnovóv
dative	žrnovu	žrnovoma	žrnovóm
accusative	žrnov	žrnovy	žrnovy
vocative	žrnove	žrnovy	žrnovi, žrnovové
locative	žrnově, žrnovu	žrnovú	žrnoviech
instrumental	žrnovem	žrnovoma	žrnovy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: žernov

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “žrnov”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění