Chval

Czech

Etymology

From chválit (“to praise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxval]

Proper noun

Chval m anim (female equivalent Chvalová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Chval (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Chval	Chvalové
genitive	Chvala	Chvalů
dative	Chvalovi	Chvalům
accusative	Chvala	Chvaly
vocative	Chvale	Chvalové
locative	Chvalovi	Chvalech
instrumental	Chvalem	Chvaly

Further reading

• “Chval”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈxʋaɫ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈxval/

Proper noun

Chval m pers (diminutive Chvalec)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Chval (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Chval	Chvaly	Chvali, Chvalové
genitive	Chvala	Chvalú	Chvalóv
dative	Chvalu, Chvalovi	Chvaloma	Chvalóm
accusative	Chvala	Chvaly	Chvaly
vocative	Chvale	Chvaly	Chvali, Chvalové
locative	Chvalu, Chvalovi	Chvalú	Chvaléch
instrumental	Chvalem	Chvaloma	Chvaly

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

Further reading

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