krušný

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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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

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krušný (comparative krušnější, superlative nejkrušnější)

  1. (of time, life, work) hard, (of work) strenuous, (of time) grim
    Synonyms: těžký, obtížný, namáhavý, náročný
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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krušný (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) connected with ore
Usage notes
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Nowadays the adjective is used in this sense only in the name Krušné hory (Ore Mountains).

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References

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  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

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