On the Czech derivational variants selecí and selečí Cover Image

Selecí, či selečí?
On the Czech derivational variants selecí and selečí

Author(s): Jiří Rejzek
Subject(s): Morphology, Historical Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: adjectives; derivation; frequency; nt-stems

Summary/Abstract: The adjective derived from the noun sele ‘piglet’ is not very frequent in Czech. Nowadays, the form selečí is encountered more often than the expected (and older) form selecí. The article tries to explain the origin of the two forms of this word and to consider them from the point of view of linguistic correctness.

  • Issue Year: 105/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 242-243
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Czech