ostrouhat

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ostrúhati, from Proto-Slavic *ostrugati. Equivalent to o- +‎ strouhat.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: os‧t‧rou‧hat

Verb

ostrouhat pf (imperfective ostrouhávat or ostruhovat)

  1. (transitive) to scrape off, to grate, to peel
    Ostrouhej mrkev!(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (intransitive) to leave empty-handed, to get a raw deal
    Synonyms: špatně pochodit, pohořet
    Takových, jako jsi ty, už tu bylo, ale všichni ostrouhali.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ostrouhati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • ostrouhati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • ostrouhat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)