pěkný

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Hergilei (talk | contribs) as of 01:13, 17 September 2022.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: pekný

Czech

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *pěkrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”) (cognate with Latin pulcher (“beautiful”);[1][2] compare also Old Church Slavonic пѣгъ (pěgŭ)). Or cognate with Old High German fēh, Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, “multicoloured”) from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpjɛkniː]
  • audio:(file)

Adjective

pěkný (comparative pěknější, superlative nejpěknější)

  1. nice
  2. pretty
    Synonyms: hezký, krásný
    Má pěkný dům. ― He has a beautiful house.

Declension

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “fagraz”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Template:R:Machek 1968
  3. ^ Template:R:Rejzek 2007

Further reading

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=pěkný&oldid=69291584"