cenný

Cenné is a Czech adjective meaning valuable, precious, or of significant value. It is used to describe objects, information, or assets that have higher worth or importance. In finance and law the term appears in compounds such as cenné papíry (securities) and cenné kovy (precious metals). In everyday language it can modify nouns such as cenné informace (valuable information) or cenné vlastnosti (important properties).

Origin and cognates: The word derives from cena, meaning price, which is common in Czech and Slovak and related to similar terms in other Slavic languages. The core sense of “valued by price” underpins both tangible objects and intangible assets, and the word is commonly used across contexts to signal worth or value.

Usage notes: The form cenné is used in front of many neuter or plural nouns and in some masculine plural noun phrases; related gendered forms include cenný (masculine) and cenná (feminine). The term often appears in legal, financial, and economic contexts as well as in everyday speech to emphasize value or significance.