štět

See also: stet

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech ščet, from Proto-Slavic *sъčetь, *ščetь, from Proto-Indo-European *kwek- (“to gape”). See also Sanskrit श्वञ्चते (śvañcate, “to become open”), उच्छ्वङ्क (ucchvaṅka, “cleaving open, gaping”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃcɛt]
Hyphenation: štět

Noun

štět m inan

(bryology) seta
(construction) hardcore (stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying)

Declension

Declension of štět

	singular	plural
nominative	štět	štěty
genitive	štětu	štětů
dative	štětu	štětům
accusative	štět	štěty
vocative	štěte	štěty
locative	štětu	štětech
instrumental	štětem	štěty

Related terms

štětina
štětec
štětka
štětináč

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 629