Czech

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Etymology

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From marnit +‎ -ivý.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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marnivý

  1. vain, conceited
  2. vain, showy (overly interested in one's dress, appearance etc)

Usage notes

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  • In the "vain, showy" sense best translatable into English as foppish, but in Czech used (in the feminine form marnivá) for women as well, maybe even more often than for men.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • marnivý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • marnivý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • marnivý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)