hrsť

See also: hrst

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъrstь. Cognate with Czech hrst (“handful”). Compare Bulgarian гръсти (grǎsti, “hemp bundle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦr̩sc]

Noun

hrsť f

1. handful

   Synonym: žmeň

Declension

Declension of hrsť

	singular	plural
nominative	hrsiť	hrsti
genitive	hrsti	hrstí
dative	hrsti	hrstiam
accusative	hrsiť	hrsti
locative	hrsti	hrstiach
instrumental	hrsťou	hrsťami

Derived terms

• hŕstka

Further reading

• “hrsť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024