korist

See also: kořist and корист

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *koristь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôriːst/
• Hyphenation: ko‧rist

Noun

kȍrīst f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏рӣст)

1. benefit, advantage, use

Declension

Declension of korist

	singular	plural
nominative	kȍrīst	kȍrīsti
genitive	kȍrīsti	korístī
dative	kȍrīsti	korístima
accusative	kȍrīst	kȍrīsti
vocative	kȍrīsti	kȍrīsti
locative	korísti	korístima
instrumental	kȍrīšću	korístima

Derived terms

• beskoristan
• korisnički
• korisnik
• koristan

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• kòrista (Bosnia, Serbia)
• hòrist, hòrista (Bosnia, Serbia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒrist/
• Hyphenation: ko‧rist

Noun

kòrist m anim (Cyrillic spelling ко̀рист)

1. (Croatia) member of a chorus/choir; chorister

Declension

Declension of korist

	singular	plural
nominative	korist	koristi
genitive	korista	korista
dative	koristu	koristima
accusative	korista	koriste
vocative	koriste	koristi
locative	koristu	koristima
instrumental	koristom	koristima

References

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

Swedish

Etymology

From French choriste, from Latin chorista, equivalent to kor +‎ -ist.

Noun

korist c

1. a chorister (singer in a choir, particularly in a church or an opera)

   Synonym: korsångare

Declension

Declension of korist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	korist	korists
	definite	koristen	koristens
plural	indefinite	korister	koristers
	definite	koristerna	koristernas

See also

• körsångare (“choir singer”)

References

• “korist”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• korist in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1911)