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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korstělь. Cognate to Bulgarian крастел (krastel), Old Church Slavonic крастѣль (krastělĭ), Polish chruściel and Russian коросте́ль (korostélʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
chřástal m anim
- crake
- chřástal polní ― corncrake
- chřástal vodní ― water rail
Declension
Declension of chřástal (hard masculine animate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chřástal”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “chřástal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “chřástal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)