centr

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντέω (kentéō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛntr̩]

Noun

centr m anim

  1. (sports) center (in basketball, football, etc.)
    1. (ice hockey) the forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs

Declension
Declension of centr (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative centr centři
genitive centra centrů
dative centrovi, centru centrům
accusative centra centry
vocative centře centři
locative centrovi, centru centrech
instrumental centrem centry

Noun

centr m inan

  1. (sports) center
    1. place in the center/centre of an attack
    2. (soccer) pass played into the center/centre of the pitch
    3. (soccer) ball passed to the center/centre

Declension
Declension of centr (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative centr centry
genitive centru centrů
dative centru centrům
accusative centr centry
vocative centre, centře centry
locative centru centrech
instrumental centrem centry

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