trn

See also: tŕň

Contents

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Slovak tŕň, Slovene tŕn (tonal orthography), Serbo-Croatian tȓn, Russian тёрн (tjorn), German Dorn, English thorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tr̩n/

Noun

trn m

1. thorn (protective spine of a plant)
2. (engineering) center, spike, pin (a pointy part used e.g. to hold another object in a machining tool)

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	trn	trny
genitive	trnu	trnů
dative	trnu	trnům
accusative	trn	trny
vocative	trne	trny
locative	trnu, trně	trnech
instrumental	trnem	trny

Derived terms

• trní
• trnový
• trnovník
• trnitý

Further reading

• trn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• trn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tr̂ːn/

Noun

tȓn m (Cyrillic spelling тр̑н)

1. thorn (protective spine of a plant)

Declension

Declension of trn

	singular	plural
nominative	tȓn	tȑnovi
genitive	trna	trnova
dative	trnu	trnovima
accusative	trn	trnove
vocative	trne	trnovi
locative	trnu	trnovima
instrumental	trnom	trnovima

Derived terms

• tȓnje