Janiš

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaɲɪʃ]

Proper noun

Janiš m anim (female equivalent Janišová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Janiš (soft masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Janiš	Janišové
genitive	Janiše	Janišů
dative	Janišovi	Janišům
accusative	Janiše	Janiše
vocative	Janiši	Janišové
locative	Janišovi	Janiších
instrumental	Janišem	Janiši

Further reading

• “Janiš”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Janiš m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Janiš (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Janiš	Janišě	Janiši, Janišové
genitive	Janišě	Janišú	Janišóv
dative	Janišu, Janišovi	Janišoma	Janišóm
accusative	Janišě	Janišě	Janišě
vocative	Janišu	Janišě	Janiši, Janišové
locative	Janišu, Janišovi	Janišú	Janiších
instrumental	Janišem	Janišoma	Janiši

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

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