riadny

Slovak

Etymology

From riad +‎ -ny.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪ̯adni/, [ˈrɪ̯adni]
  • Rhymes: -ɪ̯adni
  • Hyphenation: riad‧ny

Adjective

riadny (comparative riadnejší, superlative najriadnejší, adverb riadne)

  1. regular, legitimate, ordinary (conforming to rules, schedule, or standard order)
    Synonyms: normálny, pravidelný, regulárny
    Antonym: mimoriadny
    Zúčastnil sa riadneho zasadnutia univerzitnej rady.He attended the regular meeting of the university council.
  2. proper, due, orderly, decent (such as it should be in terms of needs or suitability)
    Synonyms: náležitý, primeraný, vhodný, príslušný, patričný
    Viedol riadny život a nikdy nepil alkohol.He led a orderly life and never drank alcohol.
  3. (expressive, informal) proper, hefty, real (having great size, amount, or force)
    Synonyms: poriadny, značný, veľký
    Dal som si riadny kus chleba.I had a proper big piece of bread.

Declension

Declension of riadny (hard-short)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative riadny riadna riadne
genitive riadneho riadnej riadneho
dative riadnemu riadnej riadnemu
accusative riadneho riadny riadnu riadne
locative riadnom riadnej riadnom
instrumental riadnym riadnou riadnym
plural
masculine feminine/neuter
animate inanimate
nominative riadni riadne
genitive riadnych
dative riadnym
accusative riadnych riadne
locative riadnych
instrumental riadnymi

References

  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016), “riad”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 504

Further reading

  • riadny”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026