златоуст

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From злато́й (zlatój, golden) +‎ уста́ (ustá, mouth). Ultimately a calque of Ancient Greek χρυσόστομος (khrusóstomos), perhaps through Old Church Slavonic.

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Noun[edit]

златоу́ст (zlatoústm anim (genitive златоу́ста, nominative plural златоу́сты, genitive plural златоу́стов)

  1. (archaic, now ironic) eloquent orator, gold-tongued orator, master of rhetoric
    Иоа́нн ЗлатоустIoánn ZlatoustJohn Chrysostom

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From злато- +‎ уста.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zlatǒust/
  • Hyphenation: зла‧то‧уст

Adjective[edit]

злато̀уст (definite злато̀устӣ, Latin spelling zlatòust)

  1. gold-tongued, mellifluous, honey-mouthed

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