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hrst.

human palm bent into a form of a bowl or grasping something

4 characters1 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɦr̩st]
  1. human palm bent into a form of a bowl or grasping something

    feminine
  2. handful (the amount that a hand will grasp or contain)

    feminine
  3. a little or a few

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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 (grăsti, “hemp bundle”).

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