ztenčal

Old Czech

Etymology

Coined by Klaret. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ztenčal m pers

1. scrag, weed, skeleton (a very thin person)

Declension

Declension of ztenčal (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ztenčal	ztenčaly	ztenčali, ztenčalové
genitive	ztenčala	ztenčalú	ztenčalóv
dative	ztenčalu, ztenčalovi	ztenčaloma	ztenčalóm
accusative	ztenčala	ztenčaly	ztenčaly
vocative	ztenčale	ztenčaly	ztenčali, ztenčalové
locative	ztenčalu, ztenčalovi	ztenčalú	ztenčaléch
instrumental	ztenčalem	ztenčaloma	ztenčaly

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