slovce

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech slovce, slóvce. By surface analysis, slovo +‎ -ce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsloft͡sɛ]

Noun

slovce n

1. (archaic) diminutive of slovo

   Synonyms: slůvko, slovíčko

   S krejčími hovořili málo, a co hovořili, byly podstrky a štiplavá slovce.

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Declension

Declension of slovce (soft neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	slovce	slovce
genitive	slovce	slovcí
dative	slovci	slovcím
accusative	slovce	slovce
vocative	slovce	slovce
locative	slovci	slovcích
instrumental	slovcem	slovci

Further reading

• “slovce”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “slovce”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “slovce”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• slóvce

Etymology

From slovo +‎ -ce.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

slovce n

1. diminutive of slovo

Declension

Declension of slovce (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slovce	slovci	slovcě
genitive	slovcě	slovcú	slovcí
dative	slovcu	slovcoma	slovcóm
accusative	slovce	slovci	slovcě
vocative	slovce	slovci	slovcě
locative	slovci, slovcu	slovcú	slovcích
instrumental	slovcem	slovcoma	slovci

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

Descendants

• Czech: slovce

Further reading

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