prsten

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See also: prsteň

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech prsten, from Proto-Slavic *pьrsty (“finger ring; ring”).

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Noun

prsten m inan (diminutive prstýnek or prstének)

  1. ring (worn around the finger)

Declension

Declension of prsten (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative prsten prsteny
genitive prstenu prstenů
dative prstenu prstenům
accusative prsten prsteny
vocative prstene prsteny
locative prstenu prstenech
instrumental prstenem prsteny

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrsty (“finger ring; ring”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pr̩̂steːn/
  • Hyphenation: pr‧sten

Noun

pȑstēn m inan (Cyrillic spelling пр̏сте̄н)

  1. ring (worn around the finger)
    Synonym: burma
    Taj dan na ruci nije nosila prsten. ― On that day she wore no ring on her finger.
    Gospodar Prstenova ― Lord of the Rings
    • 2022, Džejms Rejnolds, “Papin prsten i poljubac: Nije ono što ste mislili”, in BBC Njuz‎:
      Kako pozdraviti papu? Vekovima su katolici u znak pozdrava ljubili papino stopalo. U današnje vreme, međutim, mnogi vernici se blago poklone i poljube njegov prsten.
      How to greet the Pope? For centuries, Catholics have kissed the Pope's foot as a sign of greeting. Nowadays, however, many believers bow gently and kiss his ring.

Declension

Declension of prsten
singular plural
nominative prsten prsteni / prstenovi
genitive prstena prstena / prstenova
dative prstenu prstenima / prstenovima
accusative prsten prstene / prstenove
vocative prstene prsteni / prstenovi
locative prstenu prstenima / prstenovima
instrumental prstenom prstenima / prstenovima

References

  • “prsten”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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