pranýř

Czech

A pranýř

Etymology

Derived from German Pranger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpraniːr̝̊]
  • Hyphenation: pra‧nýř

Noun

pranýř m inan

  1. a kind of punishment through public exposition, often by being tied to a column

Usage notes

The term pranýř is sometimes inaccurately translated as pillory.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • pranýř in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pranýř in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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