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Eridino jablko

/[ɛrɪɟɪno jabl̩ko]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    apple of discord, something which causes argument, rivalry, or strife
    • Spory, pokud nebyly osobní, se samého počátku měly své zřídlo v „jablku Eridině“, jak Palacký sám a správně je rozpoznal. Eridino jablko byl poměr ke šlechtě, resp. určování programu demokratického.

      From the very beginning the arguments, unless they were personal, were caused by the "apple of discord" as it was correctly recognized by Palacký himself. The apple of discord was the relashionship to the nobility, or more precisely determining the democratic programme.

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)

Etymology

From Greek mythology, after the golden apple from the Garden of the Hesperides that Eris, the goddess of discord, tossed among Hera, Athena and Aphrodite as a prize of beauty, causing a futile dispute who of them deserves it. Compare Greek μήλον της έριδος (mílon tis éridos).

Nominative
Singular
Eridino jablko
Plural
Genitive
Singular
Eridina jablka
Plural
Dative
Singular
Eridinu jablku
Plural
Accusative
Singular
Eridino jablko
Plural
Vocative
Singular
Eridino jablko
Plural
Locative
Singular
Eridině jablku, Eridinu jablku
Plural
Instrumental
Singular
Eridiným jablkem
Plural

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