sluch

See also: słuch

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sluch, from Proto-Slavic *sluxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslux]

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• Rhymes: -ux

Noun

sluch m inan (related adjective sluchový)

1. hearing (sense)

Declension

Declension of sluch (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	sluch	sluchy
genitive	sluchu	sluchů
dative	sluchu	sluchům
accusative	sluch	sluchy
vocative	sluchu	sluchy
locative	sluchu	sluších
instrumental	sluchem	sluchy

Related terms

• slyšet

 

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈsɫux/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈslux/

Noun

sluch m inan

1. hearing

   v drahém slušě ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   podlé slucha ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. reputation
3. (in the dual) ears

   Synonym: uši

Declension

Declension of sluch (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	sluch	sluchy	sluši, sluchové
genitive	slucha, sluchu	sluchú	sluchóv
dative	sluchu	sluchoma	sluchóm
accusative	sluch	sluchy	sluchy
vocative	sluše	sluchy	sluši, sluchové
locative	slušě, sluchu	sluchú	slušiech
instrumental	sluchem	sluchoma	sluchy

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

Related terms

• slyšěti

 

Descendants

• Czech: sluch

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɫux/

Noun

sluch m inan (genitive singular sluchu, nominative plural sluchy, genitive plural sluchov, declension pattern of dub)

1. hearing
2. ear

Declension

Declension of sluch

	singular	plural
nominative	sluch	sluchy
genitive	sluchu	sluchov
dative	sluchu	sluchom
accusative	sluch	sluchy
locative	sluchu	sluchoch
instrumental	sluchom	sluchmi

Derived terms

• sluchový
• sluchovo

Further reading

• “sluch”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024