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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъrstь. Cognate with Czech hrst (“handful”). Compare Bulgarian гръсти (grǎsti, “hemp bundle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hrsť f
- handful
- Synonym: žmeň
Declension
Derived terms
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, 2003–2024