krušný

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Czech

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kruš‧ný

Etymology 1

The adjective, suffixed with +‎ -ný is derived from Old Czech krušiti (“harrow, earlier grind, crush”), which is from Proto-Slavic *krušiti. This was probably derived from Proto-Slavic *kruxъ ("piece, fragment"), but the reverse way is also possible.[1]

Adjective

krušný (comparative krušnější, superlative nejkrušnější)

  1. (of time, life, work) hard, (of work) strenuous, (of time) grim
    Synonyms: těžký, obtížný, namáhavý, náročný
Declension
Declension of krušný (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative krušný krušná krušné
genitive krušného krušné krušného
dative krušnému krušné krušnému
accusative krušného krušný krušnou krušné
locative krušném krušné krušném
instrumental krušným krušnou krušným
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative krušní krušné krušná
genitive krušných
dative krušným
accusative krušné krušná
locative krušných
instrumental krušnými

Etymology 2

The adjective is derived from Old Czech krušec (“piece of ore”), derived from Old Czech krušiti (“grind, crush”).

Adjective

krušný (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) connected with ore
Usage notes

Nowadays the adjective is used in this sense only in the name Krušné hory (Ore Mountains).

Declension
Declension of krušný (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative krušný krušná krušné
genitive krušného krušné krušného
dative krušnému krušné krušnému
accusative krušného krušný krušnou krušné
locative krušném krušné krušném
instrumental krušným krušnou krušným
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative krušní krušné krušná
genitive krušných
dative krušným
accusative krušné krušná
locative krušných
instrumental krušnými

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “krušný”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 349

Further reading

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