drahný

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech drahný. Probably related to drahý.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: drah‧ný

Adjective

drahný (adverb drahně)

  1. (obsolete) long
    Synonym: dlouhý
    drahnou dobu jej pozoruji.I've been following him for a long time.

Declension

Further reading

  • drahný”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • drahný”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • drahný”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably related to drahý.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdraɣnɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdraɦniː/, /ˈdraɦnɛj/

Adjective

drahný

  1. big, extensive
  2. numerous
  3. long
    Synonym: dlúhý
  4. expensive
    Synonym: drahý

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: drahný

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “draha”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading