наст

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, formed as if from Old East Slavic *настъ (*nastŭ), from на (na) + *стъ, combining form of the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-. Compare Old East Slavic обнастывати (obnastyvati, “to cover”), рознастити (roznastiti, “to uncover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nast]

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Noun

наст • (nast) m inan (genitive на́ста, nominative plural на́сты, genitive plural на́стов)

1. solid crust formed on snow after thawing and refreezing

Declension

Declension of наст (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	на́ст nást	на́сты násty
genitive	на́ста násta	на́стов nástov
dative	на́сту nástu	на́стам nástam
accusative	на́ст nást	на́сты násty
instrumental	на́стом nástom	на́стами nástami
prepositional	на́сте náste	на́стах nástax

Derived terms

• на́стовый (nástovyj)
• на́стовик (nástovik)