радост

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radostь. Morphologically formed as рад (rad, “glad, joyful”) (dated, dialectal) +‎ -ост (-ost).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradost]

Noun

ра́дост • (rádost) f (relational adjective ра́достен)

1. (emotion) joy, delight
2. (by extension) mirth, fun

   Synonym: весе́лие (vesélie)

Declension

Declension of ра́дост

	singular	plural
indefinite	ра́дост rádost	ра́дости rádosti
definite	радостта́ radosttá	ра́достите rádostite

Related terms

• рад (rad, “glad, joyful”) (dated, dialectal)
  • ра́дък (rádǎk) (dialectal)
  • ра́ден (ráden) (dialectal)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradɔst]

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Noun

радост • (radost) f (relational adjective радосен)

1. joy

Declension

Declension of радост

	singular	plural
indefinite	радост	радости
definite unspecified	радоста	радостите
definite proximal	—	радостиве
definite distal	—	радостине
vocative	радост	радости

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râdoːst/
• Hyphenation: ра‧дост

Noun

ра̏до̄ст f (Latin spelling rȁdōst)

1. joy

Declension

Declension of радост

	singular	plural
nominative	ра̏до̄ст	радости
genitive	ра̏дости	радости
dative	радости	радостима
accusative	радост	радости
vocative	радости	радости
locative	радости	радостима
instrumental	ра̏дости / ра̏дошћу	радостима