trn
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech trn, from Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós. Compare Slovak tŕň, Slovene tŕn (tonal orthography), Serbo-Croatian tȓn, Russian тёрн (tjorn), German Dorn, English thorn.
Pronunciation
Noun
trn m inan
- thorn (protective spine of a plant)
- (engineering) center, spike, pin (a pointy part used e.g. to hold another object in a machining tool)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- trn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- trn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- trn in Internetová jazyková příručka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós.
Cognates
Pronunciation
Noun
tȓn m (Cyrillic spelling тр̑н)
- thorn (protective spine of a plant)
Declension
Declension of trn
Derived terms
Further reading
- “trn” in Hrvatski jezični portal