macecha

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech macecha, from Proto-Slavic *maťexa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmat͡sɛxa]
Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧cha

Noun

macecha f

stepmother

Declension

Declension of macecha (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	macecha	macechy
genitive	macechy	macech
dative	maceše	macechám
accusative	macechu	macechy
vocative	macecho	macechy
locative	maceše	macechách
instrumental	macechou	macechami

Derived terms

maceška f

See also

otčím m

Further reading

macecha in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
macecha in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
macecha in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Alternative forms

macocha

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maťexa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmat͡sɛxa/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmat͡sɛxa/

Noun

macecha f

stepmother

Declension

Declension of macecha (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	macecha	macešě	macechy
genitive	macechy	macechú	macech
dative	macešě	macechama	macechám
accusative	macechu	macešě	macechy
vocative	macecho	macešě	macechy
locative	macešě	macechú	macechách
instrumental	macechú	macechama	macechami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

Czech: macecha

See also

otčím m

Further reading

Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “macecha”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

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