štět

See also: stet

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ščet, from Proto-Slavic *sъčetь, *ščetь, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwek- (to gape). See also Sanskrit श्वञ्चते (śvañcate, to become open), उच्छ्वङ्क (ucchvaṅka, cleaving open, gaping). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃcɛt]
  • Hyphenation: štět

Noun

štět m inan

  1. (bryology) seta
  2. (construction) hardcore (stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying)

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