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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech příčina, from Proto-Slavic *pričina. By surface analysis, deverbal from příčinit.
Pronunciation
Noun
příčina f (related adjective příčinný)
- cause (source of an event or action)
Declension
Declension of příčina (hard feminine)
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
- addition (one's input)
- contribution
- opportunity, possibility, suitable circumstance
- cause, reason, motive
- ulterior motive, secret reason
- pretext, excuse (seemingly false reason)
- nature, essence, method
- manifestation, expression
- matter, affair, case
- accessory (integral part of something)
Declension
Descendants
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