prst
See also: prsť
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech prst, from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpr̩st]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -r̩st
Noun
prst m inan
- finger
- Strč prst skrz krk. ― stick your finger through your neck (Czech tongue-twister)
- toe
- Synonym: prstec
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “prst”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “prst”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “prst”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
prst m inan
- finger
- prst ukazatedlní ― index finger
- prst prostřědní ― middle finger
- prst mězený / prstenní / prstenný / prstenový / prstenský ― ring finger
- prst malý ― little finger
- (jako) skrzě prsty hleděti ― to ignore
- toe
Declension
Declension of prst (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prst | prsty | prsti, prstové |
| genitive | prsta, prstu | prstú | prstóv |
| dative | prstu | prstoma | prstóm |
| accusative | prst | prsty | prsty |
| vocative | prste | prsty | prsti, prstové |
| locative | prstě, prstu | prstú | prstiech |
| instrumental | prstem | prstoma | prsty |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Czech: prst
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “prst”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr̩̂st/
Noun
pȑst m inan (Cyrillic spelling пр̏ст)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prst | prsti |
| genitive | prsta | pr̀stī / pr̀stijū / pȓstā |
| dative | prstu | prstima |
| accusative | prst | prste |
| vocative | prste | prsti |
| locative | prstu | prstima |
| instrumental | prstom | prstima |
Related terms
Further reading
- “prst”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pr̩st]
Audio: (file)
Noun
prst m inan
Usage notes
- The term does not differentiate between fingers and toes; instead one may use "prst na nohe" or "prst na ruke".
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prst | prsty |
| genitive | prsta | prstov |
| dative | prstu | prstom |
| accusative | prst | prsty |
| locative | prste | prstoch |
| instrumental | prstom | prstami, prstmi |
Further reading
- “prst”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə́rst/
Noun
pȓst m inan
Declension
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | pŕst | ||
| gen. sing. | pŕsta | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
pŕst | pŕsta | pŕsti |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
pŕsta | pŕstov | pŕstov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
pŕstu | pŕstoma | pŕstom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
pŕst | pŕsta | pŕste |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
pŕstu | pŕstih | pŕstih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
pŕstom | pŕstoma | pŕsti |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *pьrstь, originally from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (“rain, dust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə́rst/
Noun
pȓst f
Declension
| Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pŕst | |
| genitive | prstí | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
pŕst | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
prstí | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
pŕsti | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
pŕst | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
pŕsti | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
prstjó | |
Synonyms
Further reading
- “prst”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025