župa

See also: zupa, zupā, and zupą

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *župa, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewp- (“cavity, pit”). Compare Albanian gop (“cunt”), Polish żupa (“mine”), Proto-Germanic *kubô (“shed, hut”) and Ancient Greek γύπη (gúpē, “cave”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʒupa]
  • Hyphenation: žu‧pa

Noun

župa f

  1. (historical) district, region, county
    Synonym: kraj

Declension
Declension of župa (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative župa župy
genitive župy žup
dative župě župám
accusative župu župy
vocative župo župy
locative župě župách
instrumental župou župami

Derived terms

Further reading
  • župa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • župa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *župa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewp- (“cavity, pit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒǔːpa/
  • Hyphenation: žu‧pa

Noun

žúpa f (Cyrillic spelling жу́па)

  1. parish (Catholic)
  2. (historical) district, region, county

Declension
Declension of župa
singular plural
nominative župa župe
genitive župe župa
dative župi župama
accusative župu župe
vocative župo župe
locative župi župama
instrumental župom župama
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