perný

See also: Perny

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛrniː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech perný (“peppery”), from peprný (“peppery”), from pepř (“pepper”) +‎ -ný. The change in the meaning of perný may have been influenced by its association with the verb prát se (“to fight, to scuffle”).

Adjective

perný (comparative pernější, superlative nejpernější, adverb perně)

  1. hard, tough, busy
    Synonyms: těžký, krušný
    perný den ― a hard day
Usage notes
  • Perný den is the traditional translation of the Beatles song, album and film A Hard Day's Night.
Declension
Declension of perný (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative perný perná perné
genitive perného perné perného
dative pernému perné pernému
accusative perného perný pernou perné
locative perném perné perném
instrumental perným pernou perným
plural
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative perní perné perná
genitive perných
dative perným
accusative perné perná
locative perných
instrumental pernými

Etymology 2

From pero +‎ -ný.

Adjective

perný

  1. (obsolete) feathered, covered with feathers
    Synonyms: pernatý, péřový
Declension
Declension of perný (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative perný perná perné
genitive perného perné perného
dative pernému perné pernému
accusative perného perný pernou perné
locative perném perné perném
instrumental perným pernou perným
plural
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative perní perné perná
genitive perných
dative perným
accusative perné perná
locative perných
instrumental pernými

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