chřástal

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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

  1. crake
    chřástal polnícorncrake
    chřástal vodníwater rail

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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)