мост

See also: Мост and Appendix:Variations of "most"

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мостъ (mostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás. Cognate with Russian мост (most).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [most]

• Audio:

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Noun

мост • (most) m inan (genitive мо́ста, nominative plural масты́, genitive plural масто́ў, relational adjective маставы́, diminutive мо́сцік)

1. bridge

Declension

Declension of мост (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	мост most	масты́ mastý
genitive	мо́ста mósta	масто́ў mastów
dative	мо́сту móstu	маста́м mastám
accusative	мост most	масты́ mastý
instrumental	мо́стам móstam	маста́мі mastámi
locative	мо́сце móscje	маста́х mastáx
count form	—	мо́сты1 mósty1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “мост” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔst]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔst

Noun

мост • (most) m (relational adjective мо́стов, diminutive мо́стче)

1. bridge (a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc)
2. (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
3. axle
4. (dance, gymnastics) backbend
5. (figurative) connection, link

Declension

Declension of мост

	singular	plural
indefinite	мост most	мо́стове, мо́сти1, мосте́ве1 móstove, mósti1, mostéve1
definite (subject form)	мо́стът móstǎt	мо́стовете, мо́стите1, мосте́вете1 móstovete, móstite1, mostévete1
definite (object form)	мо́ста mósta
count form	—	мо́ста mósta

¹Dialectal.

References

• “мост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “мост¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, pages 254-255

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔst]
• Hyphenation: мост

Noun

мост • (most) m (plural мостови, diminutive мовче or мосте)

1. bridge
2. (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
3. (gymnastics) bridge, backbend
4. (figurative) connection, link

Declension

Declension of мост

	singular	plural
indefinite	мост (most)	мостови (mostovi)
definite unspecified	мостот (mostot)	мостовите (mostovite)
definite proximal	мостов (mostov)	мостовиве (mostovive)
definite distal	мостон (moston)	мостовине (mostovine)
vocative	мосту (mostu)	мостови (mostovi)
count form	—	моста (mosta)

References

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

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak most, from Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn міст (mist), муст (must) and Slovak most.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔst]
• Rhymes: -ɔst
• Hyphenation: мост

Noun

мост (most) m inan (diminutive мосцик, relational adjective мостов)

1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

   рухоми мост ― ruxomi most ― drawbridge

   мост прейґ рики ― most prejg riki ― a bridge over the river

2. bridge (arch or superstructure)
3. (also figuratively) bridge (a connection)

   Synonym: вяза (vjaza)

   воздушни мост ― vozdušni most ― airbridge

4. (dentistry) bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)

Declension

Declension of мост (most)

	singular	plural
nominative	мост (most)	мости (mosti)
genitive	моста / мосту (mosta / mostu)	мостох (mostox)
dative	мосту (mostu)	мостом (mostom)
accusative	мост (most)	мости (mosti)
instrumental	мостом (mostom)	мостами (mostami)
locative	мосце / мосту (mosce / mostu)	мостох (mostox)
vocative	мосце (mosce)	мости (mosti)

Related terms

nouns

• мостарина f (mostarina)
• мостобран m inan (mostobran)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “мост”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “bridge”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 43

Russian

Alternative forms

• мостъ (most) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мостъ (mostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [most]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Noun

мост • (most) m inan (genitive моста́ or мо́ста^*, nominative plural мосты́, genitive plural мосто́в, relational adjective мостово́й, diminutive мо́стик or мосто́к) (* The alternative stress patterns in the singular "мо́ста", "мо́сту", "мо́стом", "мо́сте" are less common.)

1. bridge
   • 1899, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], chapter V, in Новая дача; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The New Villa, 1918:

     К мосту́ давно́ пригляде́лись, и уже́ тру́дно бы́ло предста́вить себе́ ре́ку на э́том ме́сте без моста́.

     K mostú davnó prigljadélisʹ, i užé trúdno býlo predstávitʹ sebé réku na étom méste bez mostá.

     The peasants had long ago grown used to the sight of the bridge, and it was difficult to imagine the river at that place without a bridge.

2. (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
3. axle
4. (gymnastics, dance) backbend

Declension

Declension of мост (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b/c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́ст móst	мосты́ mostý
genitive	моста́, мо́ста* mostá, mósta*	мосто́в mostóv
dative	мосту́, мо́сту* mostú, móstu*	моста́м mostám
accusative	мо́ст móst	мосты́ mostý
instrumental	мосто́м, мо́стом* mostóm, móstom*	моста́ми mostámi
prepositional	мосте́, мо́сте* mosté, móste*	моста́х mostáx
locative	на мосту́ na mostú

^* The alternative stress patterns in the singular "мо́ста", "мо́сту", "мо́стом", "мо́сте" are less common.

Related terms

• мостова́я f (mostovája)
• зама́щивать impf (zamáščivatʹ), замости́ть pf (zamostítʹ)
• мости́ть impf (mostítʹ), вы́мостить pf (výmostitʹ)
• помо́ст m (pomóst), телемо́ст m (telemóst)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: мо̄сст (mōsst)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môːst/

Noun

мо̑ст m anim (Latin spelling mȏst)

1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

   Мостови округа Медисона ― The Bridges of Madison County

   Мост шпијуна̑ ― Bridge of Spies

Declension

Declension of мост

	singular	plural
nominative	мо̑ст	мо̀стови
genitive	мо̏ста	мосто́ва̄
dative	мо̏сту	мосто̀вима
accusative	мо̑ст	мо̀стове
vocative	мо̏сте	мо̏стови
locative	мо̀сту	мосто̀вима
instrumental	мо̏стом	мосто̀вима

Derived terms

• моста̀рина
• мо̀стац
• мо̀стити
• мо̀стӣћ

Further reading

• “мост”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian مَاسْت (māst).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /most/, [mɔst̪]

Noun

мост • (most) (Persian spelling ماست)

1. yogurt, yoghurt

   Synonym: ҷурғот (jurġot)

Further reading

• мост on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “мост”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025