The Czechs' language separated from other Slavic tongues into what would later be called Old Czech by the thirteenth century, a classification extending through the sixteenth century. Its use of cases differed from the modern language; although Old Czech did not yet have a vocative case or an animacy distinction, declension for its six cases and three genders rapidly became complicated (partially to differentiate homophones) and its declension patterns resembled those of Lithuanian (its Balto-Slavic cousin). COUNT 5
QSN1 How did Old Czech's use of cases differ from modern usage? ANS1 did not yet have a vocative case or an animacy distinction QSN2 What other language did Old Czech's declension patterns resemble? ANS2 Lithuanian QSN3 How many cases did Old Czech have? ANS3 six QSN4 How long was the precursor to Czech classified as Old Czech? ANS4 through the sixteenth century QSN5 By the thirteenth century, what had the Czech language separated from? ANS5 other Slavic tongues