krušný

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkruʃniː]
  • Hyphenation: kruš‧ný

Etymology 1

The adjective, suffixed with + -ný is derived from Old Czech krušiti (harrow, earlier grind, crush), which is from Proto-Slavic *krušiti. This was probably derived from Proto-Slavic *kruxъ ("piece, fragment"), but the reverse way is also possible.[1]

Adjective

krušný (comparative krušnější, superlative nejkrušnější)

  1. (of time, life, work) hard, (of work) strenuous, (of time) grim
    Synonyms: těžký, obtížný, namáhavý, náročný
Declension

Etymology 2

The adjective is derived from Old Czech krušec (piece of ore), derived from Old Czech krušiti (grind, crush).

Adjective

krušný (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) connected with ore
Usage notes

Nowadays the adjective is used in this sense only in the name Krušné hory (Ore Mountains).

Declension

References

  1. Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “krušný”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 349

Further reading

  • krušný in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • krušný in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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