Velikonoce

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Velikonoc, Velkonoc (also Velika noc and Veliká noc). By surface analysis, veliký (“great”) +‎ -o- +‎ noc (“night”), originally a calque of Ancient Greek μεγάλη ἡμέρα (megálē hēméra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛlɪkonot͡sɛ]

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• Rhymes: -otsɛ
• Hyphenation: Ve‧li‧ko‧no‧ce

Proper noun

Velikonoce f pl (related adjective velikonoční)

1. Easter

Declension

Declension of Velikonoce (pl-only soft feminine)

	plural
nominative	Velikonoce
genitive	Velikonoc
dative	Velikonocům
accusative	Velikonoce
vocative	Velikonoce
locative	Velikonocích
instrumental	Velikonocemi, Velikonoci

See also

• Vánoce (“Christmas”)

Further reading

• “Velikonoce”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Velikonoce”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)