trnout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech trnúti, from Proto-Slavic *tьrpnǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtr̩nou̯t]

Verb

trnout impf

  1. to go numb
    Ze zmrzliny mi trnou zuby. ― Ice cream hurts my teeth.
  2. to shudder, to be horrified
    Trnula strachem. ― She shuddered.
  3. to fear for
    Trnul nad tím, co byl slyšel. ― He was terrified by what he had heard.
    Trnula o svůj život. ― She feared for her life.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • otrnout
  • strnout
  • ustrnout
  • zatrnout

Further reading

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