prs

See also: P+Rs, PRS, PRs, prš, and pŕs

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech prs, from Proto-Slavic *pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European *pérḱus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpr̩s]
• Hyphenation: prs
• Rhymes: -r̩s

Noun

prs m inan

1. breast (female organ)

   Synonyms: prso, ňadro, koza, cecek

Declension

Declension of prs (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	prs	prsy
genitive	prsu	prsů
dative	prsu	prsům
accusative	prs	prsy
vocative	prse	prsy
locative	prsu	prsech
instrumental	prsem	prsy

Derived terms

• prsní

 

Further reading

• “prs”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “prs”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “prs”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Anagrams

• srp

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European *pérḱus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpr̩s/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpr̩s/

Noun

prs m inan or f

1. breast (female organ)
   • 1432, Filip z Padeřova, chapter 4, in Bible padeřovská‎^[1]:

     Dva prsi tvá jako dvě telátcě, divoké kozy blíženci, ješto sě pasú na lilium.

     Thy two breasts are like two calves, gemini of a wild goat, which feed among the lilies.

2. (in dual or plural) chest (body part)
3. (in dual or plural) heart, soul, mind

Declension

Declension of prs (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	prs	prsi	prsi
genitive	prsi	prśú	prsí
dative	prsi	prsma	prsem
accusative	prs, prsi	prsi	prsi
vocative	prsi	prsi	prsi
locative	prsi	prśú	prsech
instrumental	prsem	prsma	prsmi

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Declension of prs (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	prs	prsy	prsi, prsové
genitive	prsa, prsu	prsú	prsóv
dative	prsu	prsoma	prsóm
accusative	prs	prsy	prsy
vocative	prse	prsy	prsi, prsové
locative	prsě, prsu	prsú	prsiech
instrumental	prsem	prsoma	prsy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: prs

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “prs”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění