Chrudim

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Chrudim. Possibly an M-participle of an old unattested verb *chruditi. Compare dialectal chrudý (curly), chruna (dandruff). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Chrudim”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxruɟɪm]
  • Hyphenation: Chru‧dim

Proper noun

Chrudim f (relational adjective chrudimský, demonym Chrudiman, female demonym Chrudimanka or Chrudimka)

  1. a town in the Czech Republic, in eastern Bohemia

Declension

Derived terms

  • Chrudimsko

Further reading

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxruɟim/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxruɟim/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Chrudim m pers

  1. a male given name
Declension

Etymology 2

Short form of the possessive adjective Chrudimí, which comes from Chrudim (given name) +‎ .

Proper noun

Chrudim m inan

  1. Chrudim (a city in the Czech Republic)
Declension
Descendants
  • Czech: Chrudim

Further reading