příčina

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See also: pricina, pricină, and Pricină

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech příčina, from Proto-Slavic *pričina. By surface analysis, deverbal from příčinit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

příčina f (related adjective příčinný)

  1. cause (source of an event or action)

Declension

See also

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pričina. By surface analysis, deverbal from přičiniti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃina/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃina/

Noun

příčina f

  1. addition (one's input)
  2. contribution
  3. opportunity, possibility, suitable circumstance
  4. cause, reason, motive
  5. ulterior motive, secret reason
  6. pretext, excuse (seemingly false reason)
  7. nature, essence, method
  8. manifestation, expression
  9. matter, affair, case
  10. accessory (integral part of something)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: příčina

References