hrsť

See also: hrst

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦr̩sc/

Noun

hrsť f (genitive singular hrsti, nominative plural hrste, genitive plural hrstí, declension pattern of kosť)

1. handful

Declension

Declension of hrsť

	singular	plural
nominative	hrsť	hrste
genitive	hrsti	hrstí
dative	hrsti	hrstiam
accusative	hrsť	hrste
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