troup

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• trúp

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

troup m inan

1. drone (male bee)

Declension

Declension of troup (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	troup	troupy	troupi, troupové
genitive	troupa, troupu	troupú	troupóv
dative	troupu	troupoma	troupóm
accusative	troup	troupy	troupy
vocative	troupe	troupy	troupi, troupové
locative	troupě, troupu	troupú	troupiech
instrumental	troupem	troupoma	troupy

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) “troup”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění