bedna

See also: bedňa

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъdьnja, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *budin- from Medieval Latin butina (Vulgar Latin *budina) from Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē, “flask”),[1][2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw- (“to swell, puff”). Cognate with Slovak debna, German Bütte.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛdna/

Noun

bedna f

  1. box, crate (container)
  2. (informal) television

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ bedna in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ↑ "bedna" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

Further reading

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