горест

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gořestь. Morphologically equivalent to го́рък (górǎk, “bitter, sorrowful”) +‎ -ест (-est).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔrɛst]

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Noun

го́рест • (górest) f (relational adjective го́рестен)

1. sorrow, pity

   Synonyms: жа́лост (žálost), печа́л (pečál)

2. tribulation

   Synonyms: тру́дност (trúdnost), изпита́ние (izpitánie)

Declension

Declension of го́рест

	singular	plural
indefinite	го́рест górest	го́рести góresti
definite	горестта́ goresttá	го́рестите górestite

Related terms

• горе́ж (goréž, “burn, arson”) (dialectal)
• горчи́вина (gorčívina, “bitterness”)
• горчи́вост (gorčívost, “poignancy”)

References

• “горест”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “горест”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010