чест

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛst]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

чест (čest) (adverb че́сто, abstract noun честота́)

  1. frequent, common, usual (done or occurring often)
    Аз съм чест посетител на този град.
    Az sǎm čest posetitel na tozi grad.
    I am a frequent visitor to that city.
    Правя чести почивки, за да не се преуморя.
    Pravja česti počivki, za da ne se preumorja.
    I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
    честа правописна грешка
    česta pravopisna greška
    a common spelling mistake
  2. occurring in very short intervals, quick, fast
    чест сърдечен ритъм
    čest sǎrdečen ritǎm
    rapid heartbeat
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Was this borrowed from Church Slavic or Russian? Wouldn't you expect чъст?”) From Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun[edit]

чест (čestf

  1. honour
    В негова чест.
    V negova čest.
    In his honour.
Declension[edit]

Macedonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick).

Adjective[edit]

чест (čest) (comparative почест, superlative најчест, adverb често, abstract noun честота)

  1. common, frequent
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun[edit]

чест (čestf (relational adjective чесен)

  1. honor
Declension[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

че̑ст (definite че̑стӣ, comparative че̏шћӣ, Latin spelling čȇst)

  1. frequent
  2. repeated, recurrent
Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • чест” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun[edit]

чест f (Latin spelling čest)

  1. Obsolete form of част.
  2. (archaic) luck, happiness