dršťka
Czech
Alternative forms
- držka (more informal but more common)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdr̩ʃcka]
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Noun
dršťka f (relational adjective dršťkový, diminutive drštička)
- muzzle (the protruding part of many animal's head which includes nose, mouth and jaws)
- (plural only) tripe (the lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food)
- (informal, derogatory) trap (human's mouth or face)
- (informal, derogatory) grimace
- Synonym: (neutral) grimasa
- (informal, derogatory) rude or objectionable person
- Synonym: (less pejorative) drzoun
Declension
Declension of dršťka (hard feminine reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dršťka | dršťky |
| genitive | dršťky | drštěk |
| dative | dršťce | dršťkám |
| accusative | dršťku | dršťky |
| vocative | dršťko | dršťky |
| locative | dršťce | dršťkách |
| instrumental | dršťkou | dršťkami |
Further reading
- “dršťka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dršťka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dršťka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025