hrstka
/[ˈɦr̩stka]/
Czechnoun
Grammatical form
hrstka is the diminutive form of hrst — “human palm bent into a form of a bowl or grasping something”.
Definitions of hrst noun · [ˈɦr̩st]
Full entry for hrst →- 1.human palm bent into a form of a bowl or grasping something
- 2.handful (the amount that a hand will grasp or contain)
- 3.a little or a few
Etymology of hrst
Inherited from Old Czech hrst, from Proto-Slavic *gъrstь, from Proto-Slavic *gъr-t-, from Proto-Slavic *gъrtati, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to gather”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic гръсть (grŭstĭ), Serbo-Croatian gȓst, Russian горсть (gorstʹ), Polish garść and Slovak hrsť (“handful”). Compare Czech hrnout (“to push, to plough”) and Bulgarian гръсти (grǎsti, “hemp bundle”).
Etymology
From hrst + -ka. Compare Slovak hŕstka, Polish garstka.
Paradigm of hrst, with hrstka highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hrst | hrsti |
| Genitive | hrsti | hrstí |
| Dative | hrsti | hrstem |
| Accusative | hrst | hrsti |
| Vocative | hrsti | hrsti |
| Locative | hrsti | hrstech |
| Instrumental | hrstí | hrstmi |
Nominative
Singular
hrst
Plural
hrsti
Genitive
Singular
hrsti
Plural
hrstí
Dative
Singular
hrsti
Plural
hrstem
Accusative
Singular
hrst
Plural
hrsti
Vocative
Singular
hrsti
Plural
hrsti
Locative
Singular
hrsti
Plural
hrstech
Instrumental
Singular
hrstí
Plural
hrstmi