prsa
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European *pérḱus. Cognates include Ossetian фарс (fars), Sanskrit पर्शु (párśu), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬎 (parašu, “rib”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pȑsa n pl (Cyrillic spelling пр̏са)
- (plural only, anatomy) chest
- Synonym: njȅdra
- (plural only) breasts
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- borba prsa u prsa ― hand-to-hand combat
- kokošja prsa ― chicken breast
- tvrda prsa ― hard chest
Declension edit
Declension of prsa
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | pȑsa |
| genitive | pȓsā |
| dative | pȑsima |
| accusative | pȑsa |
| vocative | pȑsa |
| locative | pȑsima |
| instrumental | pȑsima |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “prsa” in Hrvatski jezični portal