hrad
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ (“settlement, enclosed place”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰ-o-, *ǵʰortós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦrat]
- Rhymes: -at
Usage notes
- The word hrad is used for castles whose main function seems to be defence, while zámek is used for those whose main function seems to be ostentation. For example, the castles of King Edward in Gwynedd are hrady, while the Loire Valley castles are zámky. The difference can be subjective, so that for example Windsor Castle can be called by either term by different speakers.
Declension
Derived terms
- hradní
- hradisko
- hradiště
- Klášterní Hradisko
- Uherské Hradiště
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ (“settlement, enclosed place”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰ-o-, *ǵʰortós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦrat/
Noun
hrad m (genitive singular hradu, nominative plural hrady, genitive plural hradov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Derived terms
- hradba f
- hradný
- hrádok m
- hradový
- hradovitý
- hradisko n
- hradište n
References
- hrad in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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