trn
See also: tŕň
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech trn, from Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós. Compare Slovak tŕň, Slovene tŕn (tonal orthography), Serbo-Croatian tȓn, Russian тёрн (tjorn), German Dorn, English thorn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtr̩n]
Noun
trn m inan
- thorn (protective spine of a plant)
- (engineering) center, spike, pin (a pointy part used e.g. to hold another object in a machining tool)
Declension
Declension of trn
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trn | trny |
| genitive | trnu | trnů |
| dative | trnu | trnům |
| accusative | trn | trny |
| vocative | trne | trny |
| locative | trnu, trně | trnech |
| instrumental | trnem | trny |
Derived terms
- trní
- trnový
- trnovník
- trnitý
Further reading
- trn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- trn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- trn in Internetová jazyková příručka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós.
Cognates
Cognate with Bulgarian трън (trǎn),Czech trn, Slovak tŕň, Slovene tŕn (tonal orthography), Russian тёрн (tjorn) and терние (ternije). Non-Slavic cognates include English thorn, Sanskrit तृण (tṛ́ṇa, “grass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tr̂ːn/
Noun
tȓn m (Cyrillic spelling тр̑н)
- thorn (protective spine of a plant)
Declension
Declension of trn
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tȓn | tȑnovi |
| genitive | trna | trnova |
| dative | trnu | trnovima |
| accusative | trn | trnove |
| vocative | trne | trnovi |
| locative | trnu | trnovima |
| instrumental | trnom | trnovima |
Derived terms
- tȓnje