What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on X on 20 January 2024.

Příčná is the feminine form of příčný, which means ‘transverse’ or ‘cross(wise)’.

And Příčná runs across three streets – Navrátilova and Řeznická, which were also the two most recent threads, and Žitná, which I’ll link to here because I wrote about it ages ago: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/02/27/prague-2-day-36-zitna/.

Příčný is a great word if your thing is vocabulary you’re not likely to have to use much unless it comes up in your job: a příčná flétna is a cross flute, a příčný práh is a sleeping policeman (pictured), and a příčný sval břišní is a transverse abdominal muscle.