Czech

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

Derived terms

• trní
• trnový
• trnovník
• trnitý

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nom, *(s)tern- ‎(“sharp stalk or thorn”), possibly derived from *ster- ‎(“stiff”). Cognate with Bulgarian трън ‎(trǎn), Czech and Slovene trn, Slovak tŕň, Russian тёрн ‎(tjorn) and терние ‎(ternije). Non-Slavic cognates include English thorn and Sanskrit तृण ‎(tṛ́ṇa, “grass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tr̂ːn/

Noun

tȓn m ‎(Cyrillic spelling тр̑н)

1. thorn (protective spine of a plant)

Declension

Derived terms

• tȓnje