hrad

== Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech hrad, from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦrat] Hyphenation: hrad Rhymes: -at === Noun === hrad m inan (diminutive hrádek or hrádeček) (hrádek is a single diminutive and hrádeček is a double diminutive) castle ==== Usage notes ==== The word hrad is used for castles whose main function seems to be defence, while zámek is used for those whose main function seems to be ostentation. For example, the castles of King Edward in Gwynedd are hrady, while the Loire Valley castles are zámky. The difference can be subjective, so that for example Windsor Castle can be called by either term by different speakers. Compare German Burg vs. Schloss. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hrad”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “hrad”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “hrad”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Old Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣrad/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦrat/ === Noun === hrad m inan (relational adjective hradový) castle ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: hrad === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “hrad”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦrat/, [ˈɦrat] Rhymes: -at === Noun === hrad m inan (relational adjective hradný, diminutive hrádok) castle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hradba f hradovitý hradisko n hradište n === Further reading === “hrad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026