Chomutov

Czech

Etymology

The name of the city (originally a small village) was derived from personal name Chomút and meant "the court of Chomút". The name Chomút was from chomút (“horsecollar”) which was also used as a nickname for a clumsy person.[1]

Compare Chomoutov.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxomutof]
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  • Hyphenation: Cho‧mu‧tov

Proper noun

Chomutov m inan

  1. A town in the Czech Republic located in northwestern Bohemia

Declension
Declension of Chomutov (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Chomutov
genitive Chomutova
dative Chomutovu
accusative Chomutov
vocative Chomutove
locative Chomutově
instrumental Chomutovem

Derived terms
  • chomutovský

References
  1. Lutterer, Ivan; Majtán, Milan; Šrámek, Rudolf (1982). "Chomutov". Zeměpisná jména Československa. Praha: Mladá fronta. Page 123.

Further reading
  • Chomutov in Internetová jazyková příručka
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