cihla

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cihla, from Middle High German ziegel (German Ziegel), ultimately from Latin tēgula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪɦla]

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• Hyphenation: cih‧la

Noun

cihla f

1. brick (block for building)

   nepálené cihly ― dried bricks

   pálené cihly ― fired bricks

Declension

Declension of cihla (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	cihla	cihly
genitive	cihly	cihel
dative	cihle	cihlám
accusative	cihlu	cihly
vocative	cihlo	cihly
locative	cihle	cihlách
instrumental	cihlou	cihlami

Related terms

• cihelna f
• cihlář m
• cihlička f

 

Further reading

• cihla in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• cihla in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• tihla

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German ziegel (German Ziegel), ultimately from Latin tēgula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈt͡siɣɫa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈt͡siɦla/

Noun

cihla f

1. brick

   žžené cihly ― fired bricks

2. roof tile
3. plate

Declension

Declension of cihla (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cihla	cihle	cihly
genitive	cihly	cihlú	cihel
dative	cihle	cihlama	cihlám
accusative	cihlu	cihle	cihly
vocative	cihlo	cihle	cihly
locative	cihle	cihlú	cihlách
instrumental	cihlú	cihlama	cihlami

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

Descendants

• Czech: cihla

Further reading

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