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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech hrst, from Proto-Slavic *gъrstь, from Proto-Slavic *gъr-t-, from Proto-Slavic *gъrtati, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to gather”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic гръсть (grŭstĭ), Serbo-Croatian gȓst, Russian горсть (gorstʹ), Polish garść and Slovak hrsť (“handful”).[1] Compare Czech hrnout (“to push, to plough”) and Bulgarian гръсти (grǎsti, “hemp bundle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hrst f
- human palm bent into a form of a bowl or grasping something
1933, Karel Čapek, Dášeňka čili život štěněte:Když se to narodilo, bylo to jenom takové bílé nic, do hrsti se to vešlo; ale anžto to mělo pár černých ušisek a vzadu ocásek, uznali jsme, že to je psisko, a protože jsme si přáli mít psí holčičku, dali jsme tomu jméno Dášeňka.- When it was born, it was a little white nothing that could fit in the palm of your hand. However, since it had a pair of black ears it could be recognized as a dog. And since she was female, I decided to name her Dasenka. (Quoted from an English edition of the book)
- handful (the amount that a hand will grasp or contain)
1893, Antonín Sova, “Žně”, in Z mého kraje:Makovic zahnědlé skvrnaté hlavy / mdlou vůní zadýchly, co počly zráti… / Po polích děti chudých jdou již davy, / hrst klasů každé ve své ruce chvátí.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a little or a few
1880, Karel Hrubý, Sbírka přísloví, pořekadel a průpovědí, kterých užívá náš lid rolnický, Praha: J. Otto, pages 15–16:Na jaře džber vody, hrst bláta, na podzim hrst vody a džber bláta. (a proverb)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1927, Karel Čapek, Kritika slov, Praha: Aventinum, page 14:Rádo se mluví o horečném chvatu a zmatku velkoměsta; jsou illusionisté, kteří horečný kvap a zmatek nalézají dokonce v Praze — stačí jim k tomu patrně tramway, obchodní sluha s vozíkem, drožka a hrst lidí.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of hrst (i-stem feminine)
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References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “hrst”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 237
Further reading
- “hrst”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “hrst”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “hrst”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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