obecný

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See also: obecny, ôbecny, and ôbecnÿ

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech obecný, from Proto-Slavic *obьťьnъ. By surface analysis, obec +‎ -ný.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡sniː
  • Hyphenation: obec‧ný

Adjective

obecný (comparative obecnější, superlative nejobecnější, adverb obecně)

  1. general
  2. (not comparable, in biological classification) common
    liška obecnáVulpes vulpes

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  • Polish: obecny, obeczny (Middle Polish)
  • Silesian: ôbecny

Further reading

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

Old Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obьťьnъ. By surface analysis, obec +‎ -ný.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈobɛt͡snɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈobɛt͡sniː/, /ˈobɛt͡snɛj/

Adjective

obecný (not comparable, adverb obecně)

  1. general, common, communal (of, relating to, or belonging to a community)
  2. (relational) Christian; of or relating to all Christians
  3. public (not private)
  4. (of a person) not noble-born
  5. usual, common, mundane, ordinary
  6. general (not special)
  7. (biblical) unsanctified, profane (not exempted from general use)
  8. (law) impartial (not having a closer relationship to either side)
  9. (relational) estate
  10. (relational) provincial, municipal

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