trn

See also: tŕň

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Slovak tŕň, Slovene tŕn (tonal orthography), Serbo-Croatian tȓn, Russian тёрн (tjorn), German Dorn, English thorn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tr̩n/

Noun

trn m

  1. thorn (protective spine of a plant)
  2. (engineering) center, spike, pin (a pointy part used e.g. to hold another object in a machining tool)

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative trn trny
genitive trnu trnů
dative trnu trnům
accusative trn trny
vocative trne trny
locative trnu, trně trnech
instrumental trnem trny

Derived terms
  • trní
  • trnový
  • trnovník
  • trnitý

Further reading
  • trn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • trn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Cognate with Bulgarian трън (trǎn),Czech trn, Slovak tŕň, Slovene tŕn (tonal orthography), Russian тёрн (tjorn) and терние (ternije). Non-Slavic cognates include English thorn, Sanskrit तृण (tṛ́ṇa, “grass”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tr̂ːn/

Noun

tȓn m (Cyrillic spelling тр̑н)

  1. thorn (protective spine of a plant)

Declension
Declension of trn
singular plural
nominative tȓn tȑnovi
genitive trna trnova
dative trnu trnovima
accusative trn trnove
vocative trne trnovi
locative trnu trnovima
instrumental trnom trnovima

Derived terms
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