milost

See also: milosť

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech milost, from Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪlost]

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• Hyphenation: mi‧lost

Noun

milost f

1. mercy

   Synonym: slitování

2. grace
3. (law) pardon
4. grace (A title for a member of nobility or a king)

Declension

Declension of milost (i-stem feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	milost	milosti
genitive	milosti	milostí
dative	milosti	milostem
accusative	milost	milosti
vocative	milosti	milosti
locative	milosti	milostech
instrumental	milostí	milostmi

Derived terms

• milostivý

Related terms

• milosrdný
• milý

Further reading

• “milost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “milost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “milost”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Noun

mȉlōst f (Cyrillic spelling ми̏ло̄ст)

1. mercy, compassion, favour
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     služit ćemo sasvim kraljevu velikost,
     listo nas ti sad prim u miru na milost.

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   • 1556, Petar Hektorović, Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje:

     Nikoga Bog odzgar razumom čestiti,
     Nikomu drugi dar i milost poskiti.

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   • 1630s, Ivan Gundulić, Osman:

     Nu ja ne znam put li oni
     od vrloće i od bjenja
     ali je bolji ali oni
     od milosti i proštenja.

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2. grace (especially divine)
   • 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):

     Tva me milost sad usliši
     da se vera tvâ uzviši.

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3. (law) pardon

Declension

Declension of milost

	singular	plural
nominative	mȉlōst	mȉlōsti
genitive	mȉlōsti	milòstī
dative	mȉlōsti	milòstima
accusative	mȉlōst	mȉlōsti
vocative	mȉlōsti	mȉlōsti
locative	milòsti	milòstima
instrumental	mȉlōšću	milòstima

Further reading

• Matea Birtić et al. (2012), “milost”, in Školski rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [School Dictionary of the Croatian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje [Institute of the Croatian Language and Linguistics]; Školska knjiga