dno

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdno]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech dno, from Proto-Slavic *dъno, *dъbno (“bottom”), which is probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-. Cognates include Lithuanian dùgnas (“bottom”), Latvian dubens (“bottom”), German Tief (“deep”) and English deep. Transposition from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- to *dʰewbʰ- is also possible. Cognates derived from *bʰewdʰ- include German Boden, Latin fundus (compare Czech fond), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmḗn), Old Armenian բուն (bun), Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna) (all meaning "bottom", "base").

Noun

dno n (diminutive dýnko or (archaic) dénko)

1. bottom (the lowest part)

   Antonyms: vršek, (bodies of water) hladina

Declension

Declension of dno (hard neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	dno	dna
genitive	dna	den
dative	dnu	dnům
accusative	dno	dna
vocative	dno	dna
locative	dně, dnu	dnech
instrumental	dnem	dny

Derived terms

adjectives

• bezedný
• dnový

nouns

• dénko
• dýnko
• oddenek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dno f

1. vocative singular of dna

Further reading

• “dno”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dno”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dno”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Anagrams

• don
• Don

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdnɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: dno

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъno.

Noun

dno n (diminutive denko)

1. bottom (the lowest part of a container)
2. bottom (ground under the sea, ocean, river etc.)

Declension

Declension of dno

	singular	plural
nominative	dno	dna
genitive	dna	den
dative	dnu	dnom
accusative	dno	dna
instrumental	dnem	dnami
locative	dnie	dnach
vocative	dno	dna

Derived terms

adjectives

• bezdenny
• denny

adverb

• bezdennie

nouns

• beczka bez dna
• bezdenność
• bezdeń
• bezdno
• studnia bez dna
• worek bez dna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dno f

1. vocative singular of dna

Further reading

• dno in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dno in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dúbna, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dnô/

Noun

dnȍ n (Cyrillic spelling дно̏)

1. bottom

   Na kraju, kada se kava/kafa popije, onda se čita budućnost iz taloga koji ostaje na dnu šalice. ― In the end, when the coffee is drunk, the future is read from the sediment that remains at the bottom of the cup.

   • 1989, Đorđe Balašević, “Ćaletova Pesma”, in Đorđe Balašević (lyrics), Tri posleratna druga‎^[1], performed by Đorđe Balašević, Novi Sad: Jugoton:

     Ne pitaj me, tu pred svima
     Šta to na dnu čaše ima

     Never ask me in front of everyone
     What's at the bottom of the glass

Declension

Declension of dno

	singular	plural
nominative	dnȍ	dnȁ
genitive	dna	dnȃ
dative	dnu	dnima
accusative	dno	dna
vocative	dno	dna
locative	dnu	dnima
instrumental	dnom	dnima

Derived terms

• zagledati čašići u dno
• od vrha do dna
• biti na dnu

References

• “dno”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dnɔ́/

Noun

dnȍ n

1. bottom

Further reading

• “dno”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъnò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdnɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: dno
• Syllabification: dno

Noun

dno n

1. bottom (part furthest from the entrance opening of a cavity or hollow thing)
2. bottom (lowest and most solid part of a place where water rests or runs)

Declension

Declension of dno (neuter hard stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dno	dnje	dna
genitive	dna	dnow	dnow
dative	dnu	dnomaj	dnam
accusative	dno	dnje	dna
instrumental	dnom	dnomaj	dnami
locative	dnje	dnomaj	dnach
vocative	dno	dnje	dna

References

• “dno” in Soblex