chod

See also: Chod, CHOD, choď, chôd, Chöd, chód, and chōd

English

Etymology

Short for chodder.

Noun

chod (plural chods)

1. (Geordie) A fat person.

Anagrams

• DOHC

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chod, from Proto-Slavic *xodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxot]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ot

Noun

chod m inan

1. course (part of a meal)
2. gear

   zpětný chod ― reverse gear

3. operation (the act or process of operating, of running)

   udržet (něco) v chodu ― to keep (sth) going / running

   Výrobek má tichý chod. ― The product has a quiet operation.

   Pochodem v chod! ― Forward, march!

Declension

Declension of chod (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	chod	chody
genitive	chodu	chodů
dative	chodu	chodům
accusative	chod	chody
vocative	chode	chody
locative	chodu	chodech
instrumental	chodem	chody

Related terms

nouns

• nadchod
• podchod

verb

• chodit

See also

• běh
• provoz

Further reading

• “chod”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “chod”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “chod”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “chod”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈxod/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈxot/

Noun

chod m inan

1. walking (act of walking)
2. wandering, roaming
3. parade, procession
4. entrance; access, access route
5. passage, way through
6. (of water) flow
7. (astronomy, of a celestial body) track, route
8. (medicine, of an organ) passage, passing through, leading
9. (figuratively) manner of walking
10. (chess, of a chess piece) manner of movement around the board
11. step (placement of one foot in front of the other)
12. (narratology) shift in a story, plot twist
13. right to inheritance given by succession in the family
14. (finances) circulation
15. run (amount of thread created in onw batch)

Declension

Declension of chod (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	chod	chody	chodi, chodové
genitive	choda, chodu	chodú	chodóv
dative	chodu	chodoma	chodóm
accusative	chod	chody	chody
vocative	chode	chody	chodi, chodové
locative	chodě, chodu	chodú	chodiech
instrumental	chodem	chodoma	chody

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: chod

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “chod”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xȍdъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɔt]

Noun

chod m inan (relational adjective chodový)

1. operation (functioning)
2. running (of a machine)
3. course (of meals)

Declension

Declension of chod
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	chod	chody
genitive	chodu	chodov
dative	chodu	chodom
accusative	chod	chody
locative	chode	chodoch
instrumental	chodom	chodmi

Further reading

• “chod”, 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