glajt

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• klejt, klét, klýt, klajt

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German geleite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɡɫajt/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɡlajt/

Noun

glajt m inan

1. Geleitrecht, safe conduct (in the Middle Ages and the following centuries, a document issued by a ruler allowing its holder to pass through a territory and guaranteeing their safety)
2. (law) official document authorizing something

Declension

Declension of glajt (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	glajt	glajty	glajti, glajtové
genitive	glajta, glajtu	glajtú	glajtóv
dative	glajtu	glajtoma	glajtóm
accusative	glajt	glajty	glajty
vocative	glajte	glajty	glajti, glajtové
locative	glajtě, glajtu	glajtú	glajtiech
instrumental	glajtem	glajtoma	glajty

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

Derived terms

• • glejtovati
  • glejtovný

Descendants

• Czech: glejt

Further reading

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