Holomouc

Czech

Etymology

From Olomouc. The first evidence of prothetic h in the name of the city can be found in the Latin expression holomucensis, a Latin version of the Czech adjective olomoucký, holomoucký (“of Olomouc”), on a seal from 1208.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦolomou̯t͡s]
• Hyphenation: Ho‧lo‧mouc

Proper noun

Holomouc f or m inan (related adjective holomoucký)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Olomouc: A city in Moravia, Czech Republic
   • 1846, Josef Kajetán Tyl, Tataři u Holomouce‎^[1]:

     „To hoří Přerov!“ zaznělo po celé Holomouci, a všecka srdce naplnila se úzkostí.

     "Přerov is burning!" could be heard all around Olomouc, and all the hearts were filled with anxiety.

   • 1844, Matěj Mikšíček, editor, Sbjrka powěstí morawských a slezkých‎^[2], volume 3, Brno: František Šastl, page 27:

     W tom čase, co dobýván Holomouc, pocjtilo wjc než půl země hrůzu přjtomnosti krutých Monġolů.

     In the time, when Olomouc was besieged, more than half of the country felt the terror from the presence of cruel Mongols.

Usage notes

• See usage note at Olomouc for the usage of the different genders.

Declension

when feminine:

Declension of Holomouc (sg-only soft zero-ending feminine)

	singular
nominative	Holomouc
genitive	Holomouce
dative	Holomouci
accusative	Holomouc
vocative	Holomouci
locative	Holomouci
instrumental	Holomoucí

when masculine:

Declension of Holomouc (sg-only soft masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Holomouc
genitive	Holomouce
dative	Holomouci
accusative	Holomouc
vocative	Holomouci
locative	Holomouci
instrumental	Holomoucem

Further reading

• “Holomouc”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)