Kulich
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kulich.
Proper noun
Kulich
- A surname from Czech or Slovak.
- 2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, in CNN[1]:
- Milwaukee native Jane Kulich, 52, was representing her employer, Citizens Bank, in the parade when she was struck and killed, according to her daughter Taylor Smith. […] Kulich is survived by her husband, three children and three grandchildren.
Czech
Etymology
From kulich (“little owl”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkulɪx]
Proper noun
Kulich m anim (female equivalent Kulichová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Kulich (velar masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kulich | Kulichové |
| genitive | Kulicha | Kulichů |
| dative | Kulichovi | Kulichům |
| accusative | Kulicha | Kulichy |
| vocative | Kulichu | Kulichové |
| locative | Kulichovi | Kuliších |
| instrumental | Kulichem | Kulichy |
References
- ^ Moldanová, Dobrava (2019), Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN, page 99
Further reading
- “Kulich”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkuʎix]
Proper noun
Kulich m pers (female equivalent Kulichová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kulich | Kulichovia | Kulichovci |
| genitive | Kulicha | Kulichov | Kulichovcov |
| dative | Kulichovi | Kulichom | Kulichovcom |
| accusative | Kulicha | Kulichov | Kulichovcov |
| locative | Kulichovi | Kulichoch | Kulichovcoch |
| instrumental | Kulichom | Kulichmi | Kulichovcami |
Further reading
- “Kulich”, 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, 2003–2025