slunný

Slunný is a Czech adjective meaning sunny or sunlit. It describes weather, light, and landscapes with abundant sunshine, as well as times or scenes characterized by sun exposure.

Etymology and relation to other forms: slunný is formed from the noun slunce (sun) with the standard -ný adjective suffix. In contemporary Czech, the more common and widely used form is slunečný, while slunný is often considered archaic, literary, or regional. The two forms share the same semantic field, but slunečný is typically preferred in everyday language.

Usage and examples: Slunný is used to depict a bright, sunlit condition, for example slunný den (a sunny day), slunná obloha (a sunny sky), or slunná krajina (a sunlit landscape). It can appear in poetry or older prose, where a slightly more evocative or traditional tone is intended. In modern prose, writers often opt for slunečný to convey the same meaning with conventional nuance. Adverbs related to sun exposure are formed from these adjectives in the usual Czech way, such as slunečně in adverbial use.

Grammar and variation: Like other -ný adjectives, slunný inflects for gender and number (slunný, slunná, slunné; plural forms vary with noun gender). It can form comparative and superlative as slunnější and nejslunnější, though in practice these forms are uncommon because the standard term slunečný often serves as the preferred comparative and superlative in modern text.

See also: slunečný, slunce, sunny in related languages.