Jiří

See also: jiri, jìrì, jírì, and jîrî

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Juří, from Latin Geōrgius.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjɪr̝iː]

Proper noun

Jiří m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English George

Usage notes
  • When used with the adjective svatý (“saint”), it can be declined Jiřím in instrumental and Jiří in all other cases, such as "kostel svatého Jiří".

Declension
Declension of Jiří (sg-only soft masculine animate adjectival)
singular
nominative Jiří
genitive Jiřího
dative Jiřímu
accusative Jiřího
vocative Jiří
locative Jiřím
instrumental Jiřím

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Slovak: Jiří

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

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Jiří; Doublet of Juraj.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjiriː]

Proper noun

Jiří m anim (genitive singular Jiřího, nominative plural Jiříovia, declension pattern of kuli)

  1. a male given name

Declension
Declension of Jiří
singular plural
nominative Jiří Jiříovia
genitive Jiřího Jiříov
dative Jiřímu Jiříom
accusative Jiřího Jiříov
locative Jiřím Jiříoch
instrumental Jiřím Jiřími

Further reading
  • “Jiří”, 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, 2024
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