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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech hrdina. By surface analysis, hrdý + -ina.
Pronunciation
Noun
hrdina m anim (female equivalent hrdinka)
- hero
- Synonyms: rek, bohatýr, heroj, heros
- Antonyms: zbabělec, antihrdina
Declension
Declension of hrdina (masculine animate in -a)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hrdina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “hrdina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “hrdina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Etymology
From hrdý + -ina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣr̩ɟina/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦr̩ɟina/
Noun
hrdina m pers
- hero
Dieky činíme velkému hrdině.- We thank the great hero.
Vy, dobré hrdiny, neroďte zúfati!- You, good heroes, do not despair!
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
Slovak
Etymology
From hrdý + -ina, from hruď.
Pronunciation
Noun
hrdina m pers (female equivalent hrdinka, relational adjective hrdinský)
- hero
Declension
Declension of
hrdina (pattern
hrdina)
Derived terms
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