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pohlaví

/[ˈpoɦlaviː]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    sex, gender (typically one of the categories male or female)
  2. 2.
    sex organs, genitals

Synonyms & related words

Word family

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pohlavie, from Proto-Slavic *pogolvьje. Metaphorically it came to mean “grouping of persons by sex,” and then more narrowly “sex, gender;" equivalent to po- + hlava (“head”). Compare Serbo-Croatian поглавље.

Forms

  • pohlavníadjective • relational
Nominative
Singular
pohlaví
Plural
pohlaví
Genitive
Singular
pohlaví
Plural
pohlaví
Dative
Singular
pohlaví
Plural
pohlavím
Accusative
Singular
pohlaví
Plural
pohlaví
Vocative
Singular
pohlaví
Plural
pohlaví
Locative
Singular
pohlaví
Plural
pohlavích
Instrumental
Singular
pohlavím
Plural
pohlavími

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