короста

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *korsta. Cognate with Ukrainian коро́ста (korósta, “scabies”), Old Church Slavonic краста (krasta, “scabies”), Bulgarian кра́ста (krásta, “scabs”), Serbo-Croatian кра̏ста (“scabs”), Slovene krásta (“scabies”), Old Czech krásta (“smallpox”), Polish krosta (“smallpox”). More distantly cognate with Lithuanian kar̃šti (“to comb (wool or linen)”) (1sg. karšiù, 1sg. past karšiaũ), Latvian kā̀rst (“to comb (wool or linen)”) (1sg. kā̀ršu, 1sg. past kā̀rsu), Sanskrit कषति (káṣati, “to scrape, scratch”), Latin carrō (“to scratch, to comb (wool)”), German harsch (“rough, hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈrostə]

Noun

коро́ста • (korósta) f inan (genitive коро́сты, nominative plural коро́сты, genitive plural коро́ст)

1. purulent scabs from scabies
2. (figurative, colloquial) crust
3. (figurative) oddity, eccentricity (in behavior or character)

Declension

Declension of коро́ста (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	коро́ста korósta	коро́сты korósty
genitive	коро́сты korósty	коро́ст koróst
dative	коро́сте koróste	коро́стам koróstam
accusative	коро́сту koróstu	коро́сты korósty
instrumental	коро́стой, коро́стою koróstoj, koróstoju	коро́стами koróstami
prepositional	коро́сте koróste	коро́стах koróstax