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Jiří

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See also: jiri, jìrì, jírì, and jîrî

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech Juří, from Latin Geōrgius.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Jiří m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English George

Usage notes

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  • When used with the adjective svatý (saint), it can be declined Jiřím in instrumental and Jiří in all other cases, such as "kostel svatého Jiří".

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Slovak: Jiří

Further reading

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  • Jiří”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • Jiří”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • Jiří”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Slovak

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Czech Jiří; Doublet of Juraj.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Jiří m pers (genitive singular Jiřího, nominative plural Jiříovia, declension pattern of kuli)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Jiří”, 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, 2003–2024