nadro

See also: ňadro

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadro. Cognate with Upper Sorbian nadro, Polish nadro, Czech ňadro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnadrɔ]

Noun

nadro n

1. breast (of a woman)

Declension

Declension of nadro

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	nadro	nadrje	nadra
Genitive	nadra	nadrowu	nadrow
Dative	nadroju, nadru	nadroma	nadram
Accusative	nadro	nadrje	nadra
Instrumental	nadrom	nadroma	nadrami
Locative	nadrje	nadroma	nadrach

Synonyms

• bok

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• ňadro, nědro (later)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nadro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈnadro/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈnadro/

Noun

nadro n

1. (usually in the plural) patches on clothes (especially above waist)
2. (usually in the plural) heart, soul

Declension

Declension of nadro (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	nadro	nadřě	nadra
genitive	nadra	nadrú	nader
dative	nadru	nadroma	nadróm
accusative	nadro	nadřě	nadra
vocative	nadro	nadřě	nadra
locative	nadřě, nadru	nadrú	nadřiech
instrumental	nadrem	nadroma	nadry

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Related terms

• jádro

 

Descendants

• Czech: ňadro

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “nadro”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish nadra.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈna.drɔ/

Noun

nadro n

1. (Far Masovian) Synonym of zanadrze

Further reading

• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “nadro”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 115