drahý

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See also: Drahy and dráhy

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech drahý, from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dargás, from Proto-Indo-European *dor-, *der-.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dra‧hý
  • Rhymes: -aɦiː

Adjective

drahý (comparative dražší, superlative nejdražší)

  1. dear, expensive
    Antonym: levný
    Je to moc drahé. ― It's too expensive.
  2. dear, precious, valuable
    Synonym: cenný
  3. dear (loved)

Declension

Declension of drahý (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative drahý drahá drahé
genitive drahého drahé drahého
dative drahému drahé drahému
accusative drahého drahý drahou drahé
locative drahém drahé drahém
instrumental drahým drahou drahým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative drazí drahé drahá
genitive drahých
dative drahým
accusative drahé drahá
locative drahých
instrumental drahými

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dargás.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdraɣɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdraɦiː/, /ˈdraɦɛj/

Adjective

drahý (short drah, comparative drazší, superlative najdrazší)

  1. dear, expensive

Declension

Declension of drahý (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative drahý drahá drahé
genitive drahého drahé drahého
dative drahému draziej, drahéj drahému
accusative drahého, drahý drahú drahé
locative draziem, drahém draziej, drahéj draziem, drahém
instrumental drahým drahú drahým
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative drahá draziej, drahéj
genitive drahú
dative drahýma
accusative drahá draziej, drahéj
locative drahú
instrumental drahýma
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative drazí drahé drahá
genitive drahých
dative drahým
accusative drahé drahá
locative drahých
instrumental drahými

Descendants

  • Czech: drahý

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dargás, from Proto-Indo-European *dor-, *der-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

drahý (comparative drahší, superlative najdrahší)

  1. dear (loved)
  2. dear, expensive
    Antonym: lacný

Declension

Declension of drahý
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative drahý drahá drahé
genitive drahého drahej drahého
dative drahému drahej drahému
accusative drahého drahý drahú drahé
locative drahom drahej drahom
instrumental drahým drahou drahým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative drahí drahé
genitive drahých
dative drahým
accusative drahých drahé
locative drahých
instrumental drahými

Further reading

  • “drahý”, 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, 2024
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