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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prosterti.
Pronunciation
Verb
prostřít pf (imperfective prostírat)
- to set (to arrange with dishes and cutlery)
- Jdi prostřít stůl. ― Go set the table.
- Je prostřeno. ― The table is set.
Further reading
- “prostříti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “prostříti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989