Kulich

See also: kulich and kulích

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kulich.

Proper noun

Kulich

  1. 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)

  1. a male surname

Declension

References

  1. ^ 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)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kulich
(pattern chlap)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeKulichKulichoviaKulichovci
genitiveKulichaKulichovKulichovcov
dativeKulichoviKulichomKulichovcom
accusativeKulichaKulichovKulichovcov
locativeKulichoviKulichochKulichovcoch
instrumentalKulichomKulichmiKulichovcami

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