погост

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Etymology

Deverbal from погости́ть (pogostítʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

пого́ст (pogóstm inan (genitive пого́ста, nominative plural пого́сты, genitive plural пого́стов)

  1. rural cemetery
  2. (dated) village church located away from the settlement, with a graveyard, its own land and a house for the clergy
  3. (historical, 10th century AD) coaching inn for princes and important church officials
  4. (historical) former administrative-territorial unit in Russia, up through the 18th century, consisting of several villages
  5. (historical) large village in the center of such an administrative-territorial unit

Declension