See also: Perny

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech perný (peppery), from peprný (peppery), from pepř (pepper) +‎ -ný. The change in the meaning of perný may have been influenced by its association with the verb prát se (to fight, to scuffle).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

perný

  1. hard, tough, busy
    Synonyms: těžký, krušný
    perný dena hard day

Usage notes edit

  • Perný den is the traditional translation of the Beatles song, album and film A Hard Day's Night.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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