уста

See also: ұста

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈsta]

Noun

уста́ • (ustá) f

1. (also figuratively) mouth
2. (collective) lips

Declension

Declension of уста́

	singular	plural
indefinite	уста́ ustá	усти́ ustí
definite	уста́та ustáta	усти́те ustíte

References

• уста in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• уста in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈusta]

• Audio

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Noun

уста • (usta) f (plural усти, related adjective устен, diminutive усте or устичка)

1. mouth

Declension

Declension of уста

	singular	plural
indefinite	уста	усти
definite unspecified	устата	устите
definite proximal	устава	устиве
definite distal	устана	устине
vocative	усто	усти

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish usta), from Persian استاد‎ (ostâd).

Noun

уста • (usta) m

1. (archaic, poetic) master, mason

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *usta, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”). Cognates include Sanskrit आस् (ās, “mouth”) and Latin ōs (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈsta]

• Audio

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Noun

уста́ • (ustá) n inan pl (genitive уст, plural only)

1. (archaic or poetic) mouth, lips

   Synonyms: (mouth) рот (rot), (lips) гу́бы (gúby)

Declension

Declension of уста́ (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	plural
nominative	уста́ ustá
genitive	у́ст úst
dative	уста́м ustám
accusative	уста́ ustá
instrumental	уста́ми ustámi
prepositional	уста́х ustáx

Pre-reform declension of уста́ (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	plural
nominative	уста́ ustá
genitive	у́стъ úst
dative	уста́мъ ustám
accusative	уста́ ustá
instrumental	уста́ми ustámi
prepositional	уста́хъ ustáx

Related terms

• у́стный (ústnyj)
• у́стье (ústʹje)
• наизу́сть (naizústʹ)

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Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Noun

уста • (usta)

1. mouth

Further reading

• Kercha, Ihor (2012), “уста”, in Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (in Russian, Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǔːsta/
• Hyphenation: у‧ста

Noun

у́ста n pl (Latin spelling ústa)

1. (plural only) mouth

Declension

Declension of уста

	plural
nominative	у́ста
genitive	у́ста̄
dative	устима
accusative	уста
vocative	уста
locative	устима
instrumental	устима

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Tabasaran

Etymology

From Turkic, ultimately from Persian استاد‎. Compare Azerbaijani usta.

Noun

уста • (usta)

1. master

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈsta]

• Audio

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Noun

уста́ • (ustá) n inan pl (genitive уст, plural only)

1. Alternative form of вуста́ (vustá)

Declension

Declension of уста́ (inan pl-only hard neut-form accent-b)

	plural
nominative	уста́ ustá
genitive	уст ust
dative	уста́м ustám
accusative	уста́ ustá
instrumental	уста́ми ustámy
locative	уста́х ustáx
vocative	уста́ ustá

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “уста”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “уста”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)