пръст

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɤst]

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• Rhymes: -ɤst

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-omder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan

Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ

Bulgarian пръст

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Noun

пръст • (prăst) m (relational adjective пръ́стов)

1. finger (one of the digits of the hand)

   Той вдигна пръст, за да поиска думата.

   Toj vdigna prăst, za da poiska dumata.

   He raised a finger to ask to speak.

   Порязах си пръста с ножа.

   Porjazah si prăsta s noža.

   I cut my finger with the knife.

2. toe (one of the digits of the foot)

   Удари си пръста на крака в прага.

   Udari si prăsta na kraka v praga.

   He hit his toe against the threshold.

   Обувките му стискаха пръстите.

   Obuvkite mu stiskaha prăstite.

   His shoes were squeezing his toes.

Declension

Declension of пръст

	singular	plural
indefinite	пръст prăst	пръ́сти prắsti
definite (subject form)	пръ́стът prắstăt	пръ́стите prắstite
definite (object form)	пръ́ста prắsta
count form	—	пръ́ста prắsta

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstь, originally from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (“rain, dust”).

Noun

пръст • (prăst) f (relational adjective пръ́стен) (singular only, uncountable)

1. earth, soil, dirt (the loose upper layer of the ground in which plants grow)

   Synonyms: земя́ (zemjá), по́чва (póčva)

   Ръцете му бяха покрити с влажна пръст.

   Răcete mu bjaha pokriti s vlažna prăst.

   His hands were covered with wet soil.

   Семената трябва да се покрият с тънък слой пръст.

   Semenata trjabva da se pokrijat s tănăk sloj prăst.

   The seeds should be covered with a thin layer of earth.

2. dust, dirt, earth (fine dry earth or dirt)

   Synonyms: прах (prah), пепеля́к (pepelják), земя́ (zemjá)

   По обувките му имаше суха пръст.

   Po obuvkite mu imaše suha prăst.

   There was dry dirt on his shoes.

3. (figuratively, poetic) grave, earth (earth as the place of burial or return after death)

   Synonyms: гроб (grob), земя́ (zemjá)

   Всички се връщаме в пръстта.

   Vsički se vrăštame v prăstta.

   We all return to the earth.

Usage notes

• The derived adjective пръ́стов (prắstov) refers specifically to "finger" while пръ́стен (prắsten) refers specifically to "soil".

Declension

Declension of пръст

	singular
indefinite	пръст prăst
definite	пръстта́ prăsttá