perný

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See also: Perny

Czech

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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perný

  1. hard, tough, busy
    Synonyms: těžký, krušný
    perný dena hard day

Usage notes

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  • Perný den is the traditional translation of the Beatles song, album and film A Hard Day's Night.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • perný in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • perný in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • perný in Internetová jazyková příručka