prsten

See also: prsteň

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-omder.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan
Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Slavic *-y
Proto-Slavic *pьrsty
Old Czech prsten
Czech prsten

    Inherited from Old Czech prsten, from Proto-Slavic *pьrsty (“finger ring; ring”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈpr̩stɛn]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    prsten m inan (diminutive prstýnek or prstének)

    1. ring (worn around the finger)

    Declension

    Declension of prsten (hard masculine inanimate)
    singular plural
    nominative prsten prsteny
    genitive prstenu prstenů
    dative prstenu prstenům
    accusative prsten prsteny
    vocative prstene prsteny
    locative prstenu prstenech
    instrumental prstenem prsteny

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Slavic *pьrsty.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pr̩̂steːn/
    • Hyphenation: pr‧sten

    Noun

    pȑstēn m inan (Cyrillic spelling пр̏сте̄н)

    1. ring (worn around the finger)
      Synonym: burma
      Tȃj dȃn na rúci nìje nòsila pȑstēn. ― On that day she wore no ring on her finger.
      Gospòdār Prstenóvā ― Lord of the Rings
      • 2022, Džejms Rejnolds, “Papin prsten i poljubac: Nije ono što ste mislili”, in BBC Njuz‎[1]:
        Kako pozdraviti papu? Vekovima su katolici u znak pozdrava ljubili papino stopalo. U današnje vreme, međutim, mnogi vernici se blago poklone i poljube njegov prsten.
        How to greet the Pope? For centuries, Catholics have kissed the Pope's foot as a sign of greeting. Nowadays, however, many believers bow gently and kiss his ring.

    Declension

    Declension of prsten
    singular plural
    nominative pȑstēn pȑsteni / pȑstenovi
    genitive pȑstena pȑstēnā / prstenóvā
    dative pȑstenu pȑstenima / prstenòvima
    accusative pȑstēn pȑstene / pȑstenove
    vocative pȑstene pȑsteni / pȑstenovi
    locative prstènu pȑstenima / prstenòvima
    instrumental pȑstenom pȑstenima / prstenòvima

    References

    • “prsten”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
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