Olomouc
Definitions
- 1.Olomouc (a city in Moravia, Czech Republic)
Náš nejmilostivější zeměpán, Jeho Veličenstvo císař František Josef I. nastoupil slavnou vládu svou pod krovem naší drahé Olomouce, jež hrdá na to jest.
Our most merciful Lord, His Highness Emperor Franz Joseph I., started his famous rule in our precious Olomouc, which is proud of it.
Než zastihla rozkvétající město hrozná pohroma třicetileté války, byl Olomouc předním městem na Moravě a po Praze prvým v zemích české koruny.
Before the city was struck by the terrible catastrophe of the Thirty Years' War, Olomouc used to be the most important city in Moravia and after Prague the first one in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown.
- 2.district Olomouc, Olomouc District
Plošná rozloha okresu Olomouc je v podstatě neměnná od r. 1960 […]
The area of the district Olomouc has not change substantially changed since 1960 […]
Synonyms & related words
- mimoolomoucký
- mimoolomoučtí
- neolomoucký
- olomoucin
- olomoucké tvarůžky
- Olomoucko
- Olomoucký kopec
- Olomoucký kraj
- Olomoučtí
- Olomučany
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Olomúc. The name of the city appears in Chronica Boëmorum (finished 1125) by Cosmas of Prague, where it is named Olomuc, Olomuz and Olomucz, all the versions being probably pronounced /olomuːt͡s/. Its origin remains unclear. There is only an acceptable theory related to the second part of the name -mouc, which is from Old Czech -múc, which is probably from Proto-Slavic *-mǫt (“noise, muddle”) + possessive suffix *-jь, which assimilated together into -c. This suggests that there might have been a personal name *Olomút (or *Olomǫt), with Olomúc meaning "the property of Olomút", similarly to the names of villages Bolelouc (which used to mean "a property of Boleľút") or Chořelice (originally called Chořelúc, which used to mean "a property of Chořeľút"). However, there is no evidence of any real occurrence of the name Olomút. There is no accepted theory related to the origin of the first part Olo-. Proto-Slavic *olъ (“beer”) does not seem to make much sense as its origin, although there was an attempt to explain the supposed personal name as a name of an unknown divine creature, meaning "the one who lets the beer ferment". Some linguists also tried to relate the name of the city to the Germanic personal names Alamud or Aulomont.
Forms
- olomouckýadjective • relational
- Olomoučandemonym
- Olomoučákdemonym • informal
- Olomoučankademonym • feminine
- Olomoučačkademonym • feminine • informal
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Olomouc | — |
| Genitive | Olomouce | — |
| Dative | Olomouci | — |
| Accusative | Olomouc | — |
| Vocative | Olomouci | — |
| Locative | Olomouci | — |
| Instrumental | Olomoucí, Olomoucem | — |