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prsa

//pr̂sa//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Ћирилица: прсаone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    chest (body part)
  2. 2.
    breasts
  3. 3.
    idiomatic and figurative meanings
    • borba prsa u prsa

      hand-to-hand combat

    • kokošja prsa

      chicken breast

    • tvrda prsa

      hard chest

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • pòpr̄sje
Synonyms
  • njȅdra

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European *pérḱus. Cognates include Ossetian фарс (fars), Sanskrit पर्शु (párśu), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬎 (parašu, “rib”).

Forms

  • pȑsacanonical • neuter • plural
  • пр̏саcyrillic
  • pȑsialternative • colloquial
Nominative
Singular
Plural
pȑsa
Genitive
Singular
Plural
pȓsā
Dative
Singular
Plural
pȑsima
Accusative
Singular
Plural
pȑsa
Vocative
Singular
Plural
pȑsa
Locative
Singular
Plural
pȑsima
Instrumental
Singular
Plural
pȑsima

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