požira

Old Czech

Etymology

Coined by Klaret. Back-formation from požirati. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

požira f

1. apocalyptic enemy of God's people (handed over to predators to devour)

Declension

Declension of požira (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	požira	požiřě	požiry
genitive	požiry	požirú	požir
dative	požiřě	požirama	požirám
accusative	požiru	požiřě	požiry
vocative	požiro	požiřě	požiry
locative	požiřě	požirú	požirách
instrumental	požirú	požirama	požirami

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

Further reading

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