Káhira

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira, “the Victorious”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkaːɦɪra]

Proper noun

Káhira f (related adjective káhirský, demonym Káhiřan, female demonym Káhiřanka)

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
  2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)

Declension
Declension of Káhira (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Káhira
genitive Káhiry
dative Káhiře
accusative Káhiru
vocative Káhiro
locative Káhiře
instrumental Káhirou

Further reading
  • Káhira in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Káhira in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Káhira in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːɦira/

Proper noun

Káhira f (genitive singular Káhiry, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
  2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)

Declension
Declension of Káhira
singulare tantum
nominative Káhira
genitive Káhiry
dative Káhire
accusative Káhiru
locative Káhire
instrumental Káhirou

Derived terms
  • Káhirčan m, Káhirčanka f
  • káhirský (adj), káhirsky (adverb)

Further reading
  • “Káhira”, 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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