chránno

Chránno is a historical or nonstandard orthographic variant related to the Czech verb chránit, meaning to protect. In modern standard Czech, the neuter past passive participle is chráněno, not chránno. The form chránno may appear in older texts, in writings without diacritical marks, or in certain dialectal or ASCII-only transcriptions. Because it does not conform to contemporary standard spelling, chránno is generally treated as archaic or nonstandard by contemporary dictionaries.

The underlying verb chránit comes from the stem chrán-, with the usual past passive participle forming as chráněno in neuter singular. The variant chránno lacks the diacritic over the e (ě) and, as a result, is not considered a distinct modern form. When correct spelling is required, chráněno is used to express “protected” about neuter nouns or predicative clauses, while chráněný and chráněná cover masculine and feminine forms, respectively.

In usage, chránno may be encountered chiefly in historical documents, transcriptions that omit diacritics, or discussions of orthographic variation. For everyday writing and formal Czech, one should employ chráněno for neuter subjects and chráněný / chráněná for other gender forms.

See also

chránit, chráněno, past participles and Czech orthography.