-ný

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

See also -ní.

Suffix

-ný (adjective-forming suffix)

  1. -ful
    ‎barva + ‎-ný → ‎barevný
    ‎kal + ‎-ný → ‎kalný
    ‎pokoj + ‎-ný → ‎pokojný
  2. (chemistry) added at the end of the name of an electropositive component with an oxidation number of I in a compound
    ‎sodík + ‎-ný → ‎sodný

Declension

Declension of -ný (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative -ný -ná -né
genitive -ného -né -ného
dative -nému -né -nému
accusative -ného -ný -nou -né
locative -ném -né -ném
instrumental -ným -nou -ným
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative -ní -né -ná
genitive -ných
dative -ným
accusative -né -ná
locative -ných
instrumental -nými

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ný

See also

Further reading

  • -ný in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ný m

  1. -ful
    ‎farba + ‎-ný → ‎farebný
    ‎pokoj + ‎-ný → ‎pokojný
  2. (chemistry) added at the end of the name of an electropositive component with an oxidation number of I in a compound
    ‎sodík + ‎-ný → ‎sodný (compare chlorid sodný (“sodium chloride”))

Usage notes

  • If the preceding vowel or syllabic consonant is long or is a one of the diphthongs ia, ie, iu or ô, the vowel of this suffix is shortened to -ny.

Declension

Declension of -ný
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative -ný -ná -né
genitive -ného -nej -ného
dative -nému -nej -nému
accusative -ného -ný -nú -né
locative -nom -nej -nom
instrumental -ným -nou -ným
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative -ní -né
genitive -ných
dative -ným
accusative -ných -né
locative -ných
instrumental -nými

Derived terms

Slovak terms suffixed with -ný
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