Etymologické symposion Brno 2026, 8.–10. září 2026
Slovanská etymologie v indoevropském kontextu.
K 100. výročí narození Adolfa Erharta (1926–2003)
Etymological Symposium Brno 2026, 8–10 September 2026
Slavonic Etymology in the Indo-European Context.
On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Adolf Erhart (1926–2003)
Masaryk University, Komenského náměstí 220/2, Brno.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bbPkFoTTYmZSDwRH8
Sir Roger Vernon Scruton Meeting Room, 3rd Floor.
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 9.00 a.m., at the conference venue.
ES_2026_program.pdfA 10-minute ticket can be purchased as a paper ticket from the ticket machine at the stop or on the vehicle at the driver,
or as an electronic ticket directly on the vehicle (simply hold your payment card briefly against the ticket machine on the vehicle).
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from the main train station to the Sono Hotel (Veveří 113):
(a) https://mapy.com/s/facokudoco (by tram no. 10 from the Hlavní nádraží stop to the Tábor stop)
(b) https://mapy.com/s/jokelejesu (by tram by tram no. 4: from the Hlavní nádraží stop to the Česká stop and then by tram no. 3 or 10 from the Česká stop to the Tábor stop)
(c) https://mapy.com/s/jokelejesu (by tram no. 12: from the Hlavní nádraží stop to the Česká stop and then by tram no. 3 or 10 from the Česká stop to the Tábor stop
from the Sono Hotel (Veveří 113) to the venue:
(a) https://mapy.com/s/bahurorave (by tram no. 3 or 10 from the Tábor stop to the Česká stop)
(b) on foot: https://mapy.com/s/jolocukeca
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from the main train station to the MUNI student halls of residence (Vinařská 5):
https://mapy.com/s/jepovofujo (by tram no. 1 from the Hlavní nádraží stop to the ARENA Brno stop and then on foot)
from the MUNI student halls of residence (Vinařská 5) to the venue:
(a) https://mapy.com/s/bejetujota (by trolleybus no. 25 from the ARENA Brno stop to the Úvoz stop, then by tram no. 4 from the Úvoz stop to the Komenského náměstí stop)
(b) https://mapy.com/s/dufalegosa (by trolleybus no. 38: from the Pavlíkova stop to the Komenského náměstí stop)
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from the main train station to the venue:
(a) https://mapy.com/s/hunuceselu (by tram no. 4 from the Hlavní nádraží stop to Komenského náměstí stop)
(b) https://mapy.com/s/cadasogufa (by tram no. 12 from the Hlavní nádraží stop to Česká stop)
from the conference venue to the main train station:
https://mapy.com/s/cosesoveke (by tram no. 12 from the Česká stop to the Hlavní nádraží stop)
communal for all participants, covered by the conference fee:
all coffee breaks
buffet reception at the conference venue on Tuesday evening (17.30)
brunch at the conference venue on Wednesday, before departure for the excursion (12.10)
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meals not covered by the conference fee, the choice of a restaurant is up to the participants:
Tuesday and Thursday lunches
Wednesday dinner
recommended by us:
five-minute walk from the venue:
LA FAMIGLIA (Italian; Údolní 4, https://lafamigliabrno.cz/denni-menu/)
HATSU Restaurant (Japanese-Korean; Údolní 33: https://www.hatsurestaurant.cz/en/home/)
Desi Dhaba (Indian; Marešova 16: https://desidhaba.cz/gb/)
Zlatá miska (Chinese; Marešova 14: https://www.info-brno.cz/restaurace-zlata-miska/index.html)
Vegan Ramen (vegan; Marešova 14: https://veganaframen.cz/menu)
Naše vaše bistro (Czech; Jaselská 8: https://nasevasebistro.cz/denni-menu-2/)
Zdravý život (vegan/vegetarian/macrobiotic/gluten-free; Jaselská 11: https://www.zzbrno.cz/restaurace/tydenni-menu.html)
Cafe PODNEBÍ (coffee/breakfasts/panini/sandwiches/toasts/pancakes; Údolní 5: https://www.podnebi.cz/jidelni-listek)
ten-minute walk from the venue:
Pivnice Na Solnici (traditional Czech; Solniční 8: https://www.nasolnici.cz/jidelni-listek/)
Restaurace Jakoby (Jakubské náměstí 6: https://restauracejakoby.cz/)
Wednesday, 13.00 by bus to Moravský Krumlov (https://mapy.com/s/helobucatu):
The „Slav Epic“ exposition, by the painter Alfons Mucha (1860–1939), at Moravský Krumlov Castle
doc. Mgr. Vít Boček, Ph.D. / vbocek at ujc.cas.cz
PhDr. Helena Karlíková, CSc. / helena.karlikova at ujc.cas.cz
PhDr. Ilona Janyšková, CSc. / ilona.janyskova at ujc.cas.cz
doc. Mgr. Bohumil Vykypěl, Ph.D., DSc. / vykypel at ujc.cas.cz
etymsymp.brno at gmail.com
Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, v. v. i.
etymologické oddělení
Veveří 97
60200 Brno
Department of Etymology
Czech Language Institute
Czech Academy of Sciences
Veveří 97, CZ-60200 Brno, Czech Republic
The international scholarly conference is organized by the Etymological Department
of the Czech Language Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences,
with financial support from the Czech Society for Slavonic, Balkan and Byzantine Studies.
The event is held under the auspices of the Czech Committee of Slavists.
Bohemia sekt, Habánské sklepy, Čejkovská 1324, 691 02 Velké Bílovice
1000 characters at most
Deadline: 15/1/2026
2500,– Kč / 100,– €
The conference proceedings will be published in the Studia Etymologica Brunensia series, Prague.
(For previous volumes, cf. https://cas-cz.academia.edu/EtymologicalDepartment/Studia%20etymologica%20Brunensia%20(SEB).)
guidelines for authors.pdfThe Etymological Symposium Brno is the only regularly held conference focused on Slavic etymology.
It is organized by the Department of Etymology of the Czech Language Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Its tradition dates back to 1999. Since then it has been held every three years, with a break in 2020 and 2023 for external reasons.
ES 1999: Studia etymologica Brunensia 1. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková. Praha: Euroslavica 2000.
ES 2002: Studia etymologica Brunensia 2. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny 2003.
ES 2005: Studia etymologica Brunensia 3. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny 2006.
ES 2008: Studia etymologica Brunensia 6. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny 2009.
ES 2011: Theory and Empiricism in Slavonic Diachronic Linguistics. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny 2012.
ES 2014: Etymological Research into Old Church Slavonic. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny 2015.
ES 2017: Etymological Research into Czech. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková, V. Boček. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny 2017.
ES 2020: cancelled due to pandemics.
Proceedings: Old Church Slavonic Heritage in Slavonic and Other Languages. Eds. I. Janyšková, H. Karlíková, V. Boček. Praha: NLN 2021.
ES 2023: not held due to the Russian-Ukrainian war.