Russian edit

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Etymology edit

from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʲerst]
  • (file)

Noun edit

перст (perstm inan (genitive перста́, nominative plural персты́, genitive plural персто́в)

  1. (anatomy, archaic or poetic) finger
    Synonym: (regular term) па́лец (pálec)
    перст судьбы́perst sudʹbýthe finger of fate
    оди́н как перстodín kak perstquite alone; all by oneself
    указу́ющий перстukazújuščij perstpointing finger
  2. (figuratively) destiny, a mystic and secret path or direction brought upon a man (most of the time by God)
    что тут ви́димый перст бо́жий, меня́ охраня́вшийšto tut vídimyj perst bóžij, menjá oxranjávšijthat it is truly god's will itself, which has protected me
    • 1880, Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, page 306:

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “перст”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

перст (perstm inan (genitive перста́, nominative plural персти́, genitive plural персті́в)

  1. (archaic) finger
    Synonym: (regular term) па́лець (pálecʹ)

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