hoboj

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Oboe from French hautbois, a compound word made of haut (“high, loud”) and bois (“wood, woodwind”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɦoboj]

Noun

hoboj m inan

  1. oboe

Declension
Declension of hoboj
singular plural
nominative hoboj hoboje
genitive hoboje hobojů
dative hoboji hobojům
accusative hoboj hoboje
vocative hoboji hoboje
locative hoboji hobojích
instrumental hobojem hoboji

References
  1. "hoboj" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

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