hrdina

See also: Hrdina

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech hrdina. By surface analysis, hrdý +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦr̩ɟɪna]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪna
  • Homophone: Hrdina

Noun

hrdina m anim (female equivalent hrdinka)

  1. hero
    Synonyms: rek, bohatýr, heroj, heros
    Antonyms: zbabělec, antihrdina

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

From hrdý +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣr̩ɟina/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦr̩ɟina/

Noun

hrdina m pers

  1. hero
    Dieky činíme velkému hrdině.
    We thank the great hero.
    Vy, dobré hrdiny, neroďte zúfati!
    You, good heroes, do not despair!

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: hrdina

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

From hrdý +‎ -ina, from hruď.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦr̩ɟina]

Noun

hrdina m pers (female equivalent hrdinka, relational adjective hrdinský)

  1. hero

Declension

Declension of hrdina
(pattern hrdina)
singularplural
nominativehrdinahrdinovia
genitivehrdinuhrdinov
dativehrdinovihrdinom
accusativehrdinuhrdinov
locativehrdinovihrdinoch
instrumentalhrdinomhrdinami

Derived terms

  • hrdinný
  • hrdinsky
  • hrdinskosť f
  • hrdinstvo n

Further reading

  • hrdina”, 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