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beran

/[ˈbɛran]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    ram (male sheep)
  2. 2.
    stubborn person
  3. 3.
    derogatoryobsoleteevangelical
  4. 4.
    ram (heavy device for battering down walls)
  5. 5.
    ram (heavy metal weight for driving piles)
  6. 6.
    ram (device on a ship for ramming other ships)
  7. 7.
    conical hay drying rack
  8. 8.
    garland of dogwood or yarrow branches for Palm Sunday
  9. 9.
    slangcurved bicycle handlebars

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baranъ. First attested in the 14th century.

Forms

  • beraníadjective • relational
  • beránekdiminutive
Nominative
Singular
beran
Plural
berani, berany
Genitive
Singular
berana, beranu
Plural
beranů
Dative
Singular
beranovi, beranu, berani
Plural
beranům
Accusative
Singular
berana, beran
Plural
berany
Vocative
Singular
berane
Plural
berani, berany
Locative
Singular
beranovi, beranu, beraně, berani
Plural
beranech
Instrumental
Singular
beranem
Plural
berany

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