pekný

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěkrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (to fasten, place).[1] Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs). Compare Czech pěkný and Polish piękny.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pekný (comparative krajší, superlative najkrajší)

  1. nice

Declension

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “fagraz”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

  • pekný”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024