prst

See also: prsť

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech prst, from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpr̩st]

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• Rhymes: -r̩st

Noun

prst m inan

1. finger

   Strč prst skrz krk. ― stick your finger through your neck (Czech tongue-twister)

2. toe

   Synonym: prstec

Declension

Declension of prst (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	prst	prsty
genitive	prstu	prstů
dative	prstu	prstům
accusative	prst	prsty
vocative	prste	prsty
locative	prstě, prstu	prstech
instrumental	prstem	prsty

Derived terms

• náprstek m
• otisk prstu
• prstec
• prsten m
• prstenec m
• prsteníček m
• prsteník m
• prstit
• prstoklad m
• vycucat z prstu

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-omder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan

Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ

Old Czech prst

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpr̩st/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpr̩st/

Noun

prst m inan

1. finger

   prst ukazatedlní ― index finger

   prst prostřědní ― middle finger

   prst mězený / prstenní / prstenný / prstenový / prstenský ― ring finger

   prst malý ― little finger

   (jako) skrzě prsty hleděti ― to ignore

2. toe

Declension

Declension of prst (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	prst	prsty	prsti, prstové
genitive	prsta, prstu	prstú	prstóv
dative	prstu	prstoma	prstóm
accusative	prst	prsty	prsty
vocative	prste	prsty	prsti, prstové
locative	prstě, prstu	prstú	prstiech
instrumental	prstem	prstoma	prsty

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Derived terms

• náprstek
• prsten
• prstenec

Descendants

• Czech: prst

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “prst”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr̩̂st/

Noun

pȑst m inan (Cyrillic spelling пр̏ст)

1. finger
2. toe

Declension

Declension of prst

	singular	plural
nominative	pȑst	pȑsti
genitive	pȑsta	pr̀stī / pr̀stijū / pȓstā
dative	pȑstu	pr̀stima
accusative	pȑst	pȑste
vocative	pȑste	pȑsti
locative	pr̀stu	pr̀stima
instrumental	pȑstom	pr̀stima

Related terms

• pȑstēn

Further reading

• “prst”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-omder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan

Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ

Slovak prst

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr̩st/, [ˈpr̩st]
• Rhymes: -r̩st

• Audio (Bratislava):

  (file)

Noun

prst m inan

1. finger

   strč prst skrz krk (Slovak tongue-twister) ― stick your finger through your throat

2. toe

Usage notes

• The term does not differentiate between fingers and toes; instead one may use "prst na nohe" or "prst na ruke".

Declension

Declension of prst
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	prst	prsty
genitive	prsta	prstov
dative	prstu	prstom
accusative	prst	prsty
locative	prste	prstoch
instrumental	prstom	prstami, prstmi

Further reading

• “prst”, 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, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə́rst/

Noun

pȓst m inan

1. finger
2. toe

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	pŕst
gen. sing.	pŕsta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	pŕst	pŕsta	pŕsti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	pŕsta	pŕstov	pŕstov
dative (dajȃlnik)	pŕstu	pŕstoma	pŕstom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	pŕst	pŕsta	pŕste
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	pŕstu	pŕstih	pŕstih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	pŕstom	pŕstoma	pŕsti

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə́rst/

Noun

pȓst f

1. earth, soil

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nominative	pŕst
genitive	prstí
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	pŕst
genitive (rodȋlnik)	prstí
dative (dajȃlnik)	pŕsti
accusative (tožȋlnik)	pŕst
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	pŕsti
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	prstjó

Synonyms

• zêmlja

Further reading

• “prst”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026