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perný.

hard, tough, busy

5 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpɛrniː]
  1. hard, tough, busy

    perný den
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Czech perný (“peppery”), from peprný (“peppery”), from pepř (“pepper”) + -ný. The change in the meaning of perný may have been influenced by its association with the verb prát se (“to fight, to scuffle”).

adj[ˈpɛrniː]
  1. feathered, covered with feathers

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥der.? Proto-Slavic *pero Czech pero Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Czech -ný Czech -ný Czech perný From pero + -ný.

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