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bedna

/[ˈbɛdna]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    box, crate (container)
  2. 2.
    informaltelevision

Synonyms & related words

Word family

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъdьňa, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *budin- from Medieval Latin butina (Vulgar Latin *budina) from Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē, “flask”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw- (“to swell, puff”). Cognate with Slovak debna, German Bütte. First attested in the 19th century.

Nominative
Singular
bedna
Plural
bedny
Genitive
Singular
bedny
Plural
beden
Dative
Singular
bedně
Plural
bednám
Accusative
Singular
bednu
Plural
bedny
Vocative
Singular
bedno
Plural
bedny
Locative
Singular
bedně
Plural
bednách
Instrumental
Singular
bednou
Plural
bednami

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