dršťka

Czech

Alternative forms

• držka (more informal but more common)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdr̩ʃcka]

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Noun

dršťka f (relational adjective dršťkový, diminutive drštička)

1. muzzle (the protruding part of many animal's head which includes nose, mouth and jaws)

   Synonyms: čumák, tlama

2. (plural only) tripe (the lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food)
3. (informal, derogatory) trap (human's mouth or face)

   Synonyms: čumák, huba, ksicht

4. (informal, derogatory) grimace

   Synonym: (neutral) grimasa

5. (informal, derogatory) rude or objectionable person

   Synonym: (less pejorative) drzoun

Declension

Declension of dršťka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	dršťka	dršťky
genitive	dršťky	drštěk
dative	dršťce	dršťkám
accusative	dršťku	dršťky
vocative	dršťko	dršťky
locative	dršťce	dršťkách
instrumental	dršťkou	dršťkami

Further reading

• “dršťka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dršťka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dršťka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026