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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech chřěn, křěn, from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ (“horseradish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
křen m inan
- horseradish
- (slang) cockblocker
Declension
Declension of křen (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “křen”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “křen”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “křen”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)