• Source: Hrad (toponymy)

Hrad or gord (archaeology) is a version of the Slavic word meaning castle. It is mostly found in Czech, Slovak, Belarusian and Ukrainian, which, unlike the other Slavic languages, do not use hard 'g' except in loanwords. It is preserved in the toponymy of the four countries where the languages are spoken:

Hradec
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Hradisko, Slovakia
Hradiště
Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic
Krasnohrad, Ukraine
Novohrad
Novohrad Volynskyi, former name of Zviahel, Ukraine
Pavlohrad, Ukraine
Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
Vyšehrad, Czech Republic

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hrad
• Hrad (toponymy)
• Gord (archaeology)
• Kamenice (Elbe)
• Červený Újezd (Prague-West District)
• Osek (Teplice District)