Opava

English

Etymology

From Czech Opava.

Proper noun

Opava

1. A city in the Czech Republic.
2. A river in the Czech Republic.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈopava]

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• Rhymes: -ava
• Hyphenation: Opa‧va

Proper noun

Opava f (related adjective opavský, demonym Opavan, female demonym Opavanka)

1. A city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava
2. A river in the northeastern Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Oder river

Declension

Declension of Opava (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Opava
genitive	Opavy
dative	Opavě
accusative	Opavu
vocative	Opavo
locative	Opavě
instrumental	Opavou

Proper noun

Opava m anim (female equivalent Opavová)

1. a male surname transferred from the place name

Declension

Declension of Opava (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Opava	Opavové
genitive	Opavy	Opavů
dative	Opavovi	Opavům
accusative	Opavu	Opavy
vocative	Opavo	Opavové
locative	Opavovi	Opavech
instrumental	Opavou	Opavy

Derived terms

• Opavsko

 

Further reading

• “Opava”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Opava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Opava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)