stehno

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech stehno, from Proto-Slavic *stegno.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈstɛɦno]

Noun

stehno n

  1. (anatomy) thigh

Usage notes
  • The form stehnou in the genitive and locative (as a remnant of the dual number) is also sometimes heard but it is considered informal.

Declension
Declension of stehno
singular plural
nominative stehno stehna
genitive stehna stehen
dative stehnu stehnům
accusative stehno stehna
vocative stehno stehna
locative stehnu, stehně stehnech
instrumental stehnem stehny

Derived terms
adjective
noun
  • nástehenka

Further reading
  • stehno in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • stehno in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • stehno in Internetová jazyková příručka
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