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

  1. A city in the eastern part of the Czech Republic.

Declension
Declension of Prostějov
singulare tantum
nominative Prostějov
genitive Prostějova
dative Prostějovu
accusative Prostějov
vocative Prostějove
locative Prostějovu
instrumental Prostějovem

Derived terms
  • prostějovský
  • Prostějovičky

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