Václav
Czech
Etymology
Contraction of a Slavic (Old Czech Vácslav) name, appearing in English as Wenceslaus, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ, from *vęťьjь (“greater, more”) + *slava (“fame, glory”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvaːt͡slaf]
Proper noun
Václav m
- a male given name
Related terms
- Věnceslav
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vacek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Slovak
Etymology
From Czech Václav.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːt͡s.ɫaw/
Proper noun
Václav m (genitive singular Václava, nominative plural Václavovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Václav
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Václav | Václavovia |
| genitive | Václava | Václavov |
| dative | Václavovi | Václavom |
| accusative | Václava | Václavov |
| locative | Václavovi | Václavoch |
| instrumental | Václavom | Václavmi |
Derived terms
- Václavov
Further reading
- Václav in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk