zpósob

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• spósob

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъposobъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from zpósobiti.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zpósob m inan

1. way, manner; form, likeness

Declension

Declension of zpósob (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	zpósob	zpósoby	zpósobi, zpósobové
genitive	zpósoba, zpósobu	zpósobú	zpósobóv
dative	zpósobu	zpósoboma	zpósobóm
accusative	zpósob	zpósoby	zpósoby
vocative	zpósobe	zpósoby	zpósobi, zpósobové
locative	zpósobě, zpósobu	zpósobú	zpósobiech
instrumental	zpósobem	zpósoboma	zpósoby

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

Descendants

• Czech: způsob
  • → Silesian: spusōb

References

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