ostropezd

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• ostropes

Etymology

Uncertain. Per Machek, ultimately from unattested *kostrbec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈostropɛzd/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈostropɛst/

Noun

ostropezd m inan

1. cotton thistle (Onopordum-genus plants)

Declension

Declension of ostropezd (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ostropezd	ostropezdy	ostropezdi, ostropezdové
genitive	ostropezda, ostropezdu	ostropezdú	ostropezdóv
dative	ostropezdu	ostropezdoma	ostropezdóm
accusative	ostropezd	ostropezdy	ostropezdy
vocative	ostropezde	ostropezdy	ostropezdi, ostropezdové
locative	ostropezdě, ostropezdu	ostropezdú	ostropezdiech
instrumental	ostropezdem	ostropezdoma	ostropezdy

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

Derived terms

• ostropsie

Descendants

• Czech: ostropes (“cotton thistle”)
• Czech: ostropestřec (“milk thistle”)
• → Old Polish: ostropest (“milk thistle”)

Further reading

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