země

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See also: zeme, Zeme, Země, zemē, Zemē, žemė, and Žemė

Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛmɲɛ]
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Czech země, from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Noun

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země f (related adjective zemský)

  1. earth
    na Zemi ― on Earth
  2. ground (surface of the Earth)
  3. country, land (state)
    Česká republika je překrásná země. ― The Czech Republic is a beautiful country.
Declension
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Declension of země (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative země země
genitive země zemí
dative zemi zemím
accusative zemi země
vocative země země
locative zemi zemích
instrumental zemí zeměmi
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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země f

  1. inflection of zem:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

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

Old Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈzɛmi̯ɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈzɛmjɛ/

Noun

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země f

  1. country; world
  2. earth, clay, soil
  3. state, territory

Declension

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Declension of země (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative země zemi země
genitive země zeḿú zemí, zem
dative zemi zeměma zemiem
accusative zeḿu zemi země
vocative zeḿe zemi země
locative zemi zeḿú zemiech
instrumental zeḿú zeměma zeměmi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

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  • Czech: země

References

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