tŕň

See also: trn

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tr̩ːɲ/
  • Rhymes: -r̩ːɲ

Noun

tŕň m (genitive singular tŕňa, nominative plural tŕne, genitive plural tŕňov, declension pattern of stroj)

  1. thorn (protective spine of a plant)

Declension
Declension of tŕň
singular plural
nominative tŕň tŕne
genitive tŕňa tŕňov
dative tŕňu tŕňom
accusative tŕň tŕne
locative tŕni tŕňoch
instrumental tŕňom tŕňami

Further reading
  • tŕň in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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