blazhún

Old Czech

Etymology

Coined by Klaret. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbɫazɣuːn/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈblazɦau̯n/

Noun

blazhún m pers

1. lunatic, crackbrain

Declension

Declension of blazhún (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	blazhún	blazhúny	blazhúni, blazhúnové
genitive	blazhúna	blazhúnú	blazhúnóv
dative	blazhúnu, blazhúnovi	blazhúnoma	blazhúnóm
accusative	blazhúna	blazhúny	blazhúny
vocative	blazhúne	blazhúny	blazhúni, blazhúnové
locative	blazhúnu, blazhúnovi	blazhúnú	blazhúniech
instrumental	blazhúnem	blazhúnoma	blazhúny

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “blazhún”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění