chrust

See also: chrúst and Chrust

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xrǫsťь, *xrǫščь (“cockchafer”). Cognate with Polish chrząszcz, Czech chroust, Serbo-Croatian hrȗšt, Russian хрущ (xrušč).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xrust/

Noun

chrust m animal

1. diving beetle
2. (specifically) great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis)

Declension

Declension of chrust

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	chrust	chrusta	chrusty
Genitive	chrusta	chrustowu	chrustow
Dative	chrustoju	chrustoma	chrustam
Accusative	chrusta	chrustowu	chrusty, chrustow
Instrumental	chrustom	chrustoma	chrustami
Locative	chrusće	chrustoma	chrustach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “chrust”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “chrust”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvorstъ. Doublet of chaszcze and chwast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xrust/

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• Rhymes: -ust
• Syllabification: chrust
• Homophones: Chrust, Chróst

Noun

chrust m inan (diminutive chruścik)

1. brushwood (fallen branches and twigs)
2. (archaic) thicket (copse)
3. angel wings (pastry)
4. (obsolete) scraping (sound)

   Synonym: chrobot

Declension

Declension of chrust

	singular	plural
nominative	chrust	chrusty
genitive	chrustu	chrustów
dative	chrustowi	chrustom
accusative	chrust	chrusty
instrumental	chrustem	chrustami
locative	chruście	chrustach
vocative	chruście	chrusty

Derived terms

adjective

• chruściany

 

nouns

• chruściel
• chruścina
• chruścisko
• chruśniak
• drapichrust

 

Further reading

• chrust in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chrust in Polish dictionaries at PWN