Poranní

Poranní is a term found in some Slavic-language texts. In contemporary standard Czech, the adjective for morning is ranní; poranní is not common and is typically encountered only in dialectal, archaic, or poetic contexts. The word appears in discussions of regional variation or historical orthography as an alternative spelling or form associated with the same semantic field, namely the time of day occurring in the morning.

Across Slavic languages, related forms differ: Czech commonly uses ranní, Slovak uses ranný, and Polish uses poranny; in each case the standard form differs from poranní. Poranní, when found, is generally treated as non-standard, and its meaning aligns with “morning” or “morning-related” events.

In practice, poranní is most often encountered in historical texts, dialect glossaries, or literary works that aim to evoke archaic speech. In linguistics, it is cited as an example of non-standard orthography or regional variation, illustrating how morphemes for morning can be realized differently across languages.

Overall, poranní is not a widely used standard form in modern Czech or neighboring languages, and it is primarily of interest to scholars of dialectology and historical linguistics. See also ranní, ranný, poranny, morning.