See also: pricina, pricină, and Pricină

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech příčina, from Proto-Slavic *pričina. By surface analysis, deverbal from příčinit.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃɪna]
  • (file)

Noun edit

příčina f (related adjective příčinný)

  1. cause (source of an event or action)

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Further reading edit

  • příčina in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • příčina in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • příčina in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pričina. By surface analysis, deverbal from přičiniti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃina/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃina/

Noun edit

příčina f

  1. addition (one's input)
  2. contribution
  3. opportunity, possibility, suitable circumstance
  4. cause, reason, motive
  5. ulterior motive, secret reason
  6. pretext, excuse (seemingly false reason)
  7. nature, essence, method
  8. manifestation, expression
  9. matter, affair, case
  10. accessory (integral part of something)

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  • Czech: příčina

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