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
singulare tantum
nominative Chomutov
genitive Chomutova
dative Chomutovu
accusative Chomutov
vocative Chomutove
locative Chomutovu
instrumental Chomutovem

Derived terms
  • chomutovský

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