truhla

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech truhla, from Middle High German truhe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtruɦla]

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• Hyphenation: truh‧la

Noun

truhla f

1. chest (strong box)

Declension

Declension of truhla (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	truhla	truhly
genitive	truhly	truhel
dative	truhle	truhlám
accusative	truhlu	truhly
vocative	truhlo	truhly
locative	truhle	truhlách
instrumental	truhlou	truhlami

Related terms

• truhlář m
• truhlík m

 

Further reading

• “truhla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “truhla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• truhła (alternative writing)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German truhe (compare modern German Truhe).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

truhla f

1. chest (strong box)
2. coffin

Declension

Declension of truhla (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	truhla	truhle	truhly
genitive	truhly	truhlú	truhel
dative	truhle	truhlama	truhlám
accusative	truhlu	truhle	truhly
vocative	truhlo	truhle	truhly
locative	truhle	truhlú	truhlách
instrumental	truhlú	truhlama	truhlami

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

Descendants

• Czech: truhla

Further reading

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