župa
See also: zupa, zupā, and zupą
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *župa, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewp- (“cavity, pit”). Compare Albanian gop (“cunt”), Polish żupa (“mine”), Proto-Germanic *kubô (“shed, hut”) and Ancient Greek γύπη (gúpē, “cave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒupa]
- Hyphenation: žu‧pa
Noun
župa f
- (historical) district, region, county
Declension
Declension of župa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | župa | župy |
| genitive | župy | žup |
| dative | župě | župám |
| accusative | župu | župy |
| vocative | župo | župy |
| locative | župě | župách |
| instrumental | župou | župami |
Synonyms
- kraj
Derived terms
- župan m
- župní
Further reading
- župa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- župa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *župa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewp- (“cavity, pit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒǔːpa/
- Hyphenation: žu‧pa
Noun
žúpa f (Cyrillic spelling жу́па)
- parish (Catholic)
- (historical) district, region, county
Declension
Declension of župa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | župa | župe |
| genitive | župe | župa |
| dative | župi | župama |
| accusative | župu | župe |
| vocative | župo | župe |
| locative | župi | župama |
| instrumental | župom | župama |