uzel

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech uzel, from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuzɛl]

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• Hyphenation: uzel

Noun

uzel m inan

1. knot (looping)

   uvázat/svázat uzel ― to tie a knot

2. knot (nautical unit of speed)
3. node (vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network)

   Synonym: vrchol

Declension

Declension of uzel (hard masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	uzel	uzly
genitive	uzlu	uzlů
dative	uzlu	uzlům
accusative	uzel	uzly
vocative	uzle	uzly
locative	uzlu	uzlích
instrumental	uzlem	uzly

Derived terms

• rozuzlovat
• uzlina
• uzlíček
• uzlík
• uzlovat
• uzlový
• zauzlovat

 

Further reading

• “uzel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “uzel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “uzel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• uzeł, uzeľ (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈuzɛɫ/, /ˈuzɛl/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈuzɛl/, /ˈuzɛl/

Noun

uzel m inan

1. knot

Declension

Declension of uzel (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	uzel	uzly	uzli, uzlové
genitive	uzla, uzlu	uzlú	uzlóv
dative	uzlu	uzloma	uzlóm
accusative	uzel	uzly	uzly
vocative	uzle	uzly	uzli, uzlové
locative	uzle, uzlu	uzlú	uzléch
instrumental	uzlem	uzloma	uzly

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

Declension of uzel (soft o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	uzel	uzle	uzli, uzľové
genitive	uzle	uzľú	uzľóv
dative	uzľu	uzľoma	uzľóm
accusative	uzel	uzle	uzle
vocative	uzľu	uzle	uzli, uzľové
locative	uzli, uzľu	uzľú	uzlích
instrumental	uzlem	uzľoma	uzli

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

Descendants

• Czech: uzel

Further reading

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