socha

socha

See also: Socha, sochą, and Sochą

Czech

Etymology

Old Czech *socha meant “mast, pillar, column” and was derived from Proto-Slavic *soxa (“crotch of a tree, trunk ending with a branch stub”) with unsure origins.[1] The current Czech and Slovak meaning derives from the fact such pillars in homes were ornamented with wood carvings.[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoxa]

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Noun

socha f

1. statue
2. sculpture (work of art)

   Socha malého chlapce. ― A statue of a little boy.

Declension

Declension of socha

	singular	plural
nominative	socha	sochy
genitive	sochy	soch
dative	soše	sochám
accusative	sochu	sochy
vocative	socho	sochy
locative	soše	sochách
instrumental	sochou	sochami

Related terms

• sochař
• sochařství

References

1. "socha" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

• socha in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• socha in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *soxa, from Proto-Indo-European *sokh₂o-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian socha, Polish socha, Czech socha (“statue, sculpture”), Serbo-Croatian soha, and Ukrainian соха (soxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔxa/

Noun

socha f (diminutive soška)

1. crotch of a tree
2. branched support pole

Declension

Declension of socha

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	socha	soše	sochy
Genitive	sochy	sochowu	sochow
Dative	soše	sochoma	socham
Accusative	sochu	soše	sochy
Instrumental	sochu	sochoma	sochami
Locative	soše	sochoma	sochach

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish socha, from Proto-Slavic *soxa, from Proto-Indo-European *sokh₂o-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian socha, Lower Sorbian socha, Czech socha (“statue, sculpture”), Serbo-Croatian soha, and Russian соха (soxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.xa/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔxa
• Syllabification: so‧cha
• Homophone: Socha

Noun

socha f (diminutive soszka)

1. (agriculture) sokha
2. (wooden architecture) vertical forked post
3. (dialectal) Y-shaped tree trunk or branch

Declension

Declension of socha

	singular	plural
nominative	socha	sochy
genitive	sochy	soch
dative	sosze	sochom
accusative	sochę	sochy
instrumental	sochą	sochami
locative	sosze	sochach
vocative	socho	sochy

Further reading

• socha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• socha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *soxa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoxa]

Noun

socha f (genitive singular sochy, nominative plural sochy, genitive plural sôch, declension pattern of žena)

1. statue
2. sculpture (work of art)

Declension

Declension of socha

	singular	plural
nominative	socha	sochy
genitive	sochy	sôch
dative	soche	sochám
accusative	sochu	sochy
locative	soche	sochách
instrumental	sochou	sochami

Related terms

• sochár
• sochársky
• sochárstvo
• sochový
• sošný
• sošne
• sošnosť
• soška

Further reading

• socha in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk