[OT] Dominik Hasek's daughter amazes in Czech Idol

[nobody]

So why is her last name different?

[frezien]

So why is her last name different?

 

Her last name is the same. It's czech grammar that makes it seemingly different. If Dominik Hašek was a woman, his name would be exactly the same as the name of his daughter: Dominika Hašková.

[Two or less]

Thank you, frezien!!

[korab rules]

I thought her last name was Nolan?

[nobody]

I thought her last name was Nolan?

 

You mean Nolnová. :)

[nobody]

Her last name is the same. It's czech grammar that makes it seemingly different. If Dominik Hašek was a woman, his name would be exactly the same as the name of his daughter: Dominika Hašková.

 

 

So then here in the US we can call her 'Junior'.

[frezien]

You mean Nolnová. :)

 

Actually, it should be Nolanová. Czech grammar is quite difficult :-)

[nobody]

Actually, it should be Nolanová. Czech grammar is quite difficult :-)

 

 

So what - keep the a's but get rid of the e's? Or does it have to do with that little squiggle thing over the s?

[frezien]

So what - keep the a's but get rid of the e's? Or does it have to do with that little squiggle thing over the s?

 

It's much more complicated. If you keep, get rid of or change certain letter depends on the number and the order and the type of consonants and vowels in the last name. For example Hašek or Zedek get rid of "e" and change to Hašková or Zedková, but sometimes "e" stays: Kadlec -> Kadlecová, Bureš -> Burešová. Sometimes another letter is added in the feminine gender, for example Dítě -> Dítětová. And sometimes it remains unchanged, usually when the last name ends with "i", for example Krejčí -> Krejčí. In addition, there are some other exceptions :-)

 

That little squiggle thing over the "s" makes from "s" the letter "š", which is pronounced differently. "Š" is pronounced like "sh" in the word "shining". Similarly, "c" is pronounced like "ts" in "pets", but "č" sounds like "cz" in "czech" or "ch" in "check".

[Sterling Archer]

She's hott.