благост

Bulgarian

Etymology

благ (blag, “gentle”) +‎ -ост (-ost)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫaɡost]

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• Rhymes: -aɡost
• Syllabification^(key): бла‧гост

Noun

бла́гост • (blágost) f

1. (uncountable) gentleness, kindness

   проявявам бла́гост ― projavjavam blágost ― to show/display kindness

2. (in the plural) good, virtuous deeds

   върша бла́гости ― vǎrša blágosti ― to perform good deeds

Declension

Declension of бла́гост

	singular	plural
indefinite	бла́гост blágost	бла́гости blágosti
definite	благостта́ blagosttá	бла́гостите blágostite

Related terms

• благота́ (blagotá, “tenderness”) (dialectal)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫaɡɔst]

Noun

благост • (blagost) f

1. sweetness
2. gentleness

Declension

Declension of благост

	singular
indefinite	благост (blagost)
definite unspecified	благоста (blagosta)
definite proximal	—
definite distal	—
vocative	благост (blagost)

Further reading

• “благост” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu