tvrdý

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech tvrdý, from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European *twerH-.

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Adjective

tvrdý (comparative tvrdší, superlative nejtvrdší, adverb tvrdě)

  1. hard (resistant to pressure)
    Antonym: měkký
  2. difficult, hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)
    Synonyms: obtížný, těžký
    Antonym: lehký

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Further reading

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