Prostějov

Czech

Etymology

The town was originally called Prostějovice, which was derived from person personal name Prostěj +‎ -ovice, meaning "a village of Prostěj's people". Prostěj was an informal form of some compound personal name such as Prostimír or Prostislav, where the first component is derived from Proto-Slavic *prostъ (“simple”). For similar etymology see Budějovice or Hodějovice.^[1]

The name Prostějovice was shortened to Prostějov in the 1st half of the 13th century.^[2] Compare Holešov or Chomoutov.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈproscɛjof]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɛjof
Hyphenation: Pro‧s‧tě‧jov

Proper noun

Prostějov m inan (related adjective prostějovský)

A city in the eastern Czech Republic

Declension

Declension of Prostějov (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Prostějov
genitive	Prostějova
dative	Prostějovu
accusative	Prostějov
vocative	Prostějove
locative	Prostějově
instrumental	Prostějovem

Related terms

Prostějovičky

References

^ Hosák, Ladislav; Šrámek, Rudolf (1980). "Prostějov". Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku, vol. II. Praha: Československá akademie věd. Page 309–310.
^ Lutterer, Ivan; Majtán, Milan; Šrámek, Rudolf (1982). "Prostějov". Zeměpisná jména Československa. Praha: Mladá fronta. Page 246–247.

[Hosák,_Šrámek-1] Hosák, Ladislav; Šrámek, Rudolf (1980). "Prostějov". Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku, vol. II. Praha: Československá akademie věd. Page 309–310.

[Lutter_et_al-2] Lutterer, Ivan; Majtán, Milan; Šrámek, Rudolf (1982). "Prostějov". Zeměpisná jména Československa. Praha: Mladá fronta. Page 246–247.

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