мост

See also: Мост

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ. Cognate with Russian мост (most).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [most]

• Audio:

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Noun

мост • (most) m inan (genitive мо́ста, nominative plural масты́, genitive plural масто́ў, relational adjective маставы́, diminutive мо́сцік)

1. bridge

Declension

Declension of мост (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	мост most	масты́ mastý
genitive	мо́ста mósta	масто́ў mastóŭ
dative	мо́сту móstu	маста́м mastám
accusative	мост most	масты́ mastý
instrumental	мо́стам móstam	маста́мі mastámi
locative	мо́сце móscje	маста́х mastáx
count form	—	мо́сты1 mósty1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “мост” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔst]

• Audio:

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Noun

мост • (most) m

1. bridge (a construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
2. (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
3. axle
4. (gymnastics, dance) backbend

Declension

Declension of мост

	singular	plural
indefinite	мост most	мо́стове, мо́сти1, мосте́ве1 móstove, mósti1, mostéve1
definite (subject form)	мо́стът móstǎt	мо́стовете, мо́стите1, мосте́вете1 móstovete, móstite1, mostévete1
definite (object form)	мо́ста mósta
count form	—	мо́ста mósta

¹Dialectal.

References

• “мост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔst]
• Hyphenation: мост

Noun

мост • (most) m (plural мостови, diminutive мовче or мосте)

1. bridge
2. (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
3. (gymnastics) bridge, backbend
4. (figurative) connection, link

Declension

Declension of мост

	singular	plural
indefinite	мост	мостови
definite unspecified	мостот	мостовите
definite proximal	мостов	мостовиве
definite distal	мостон	мостовине
vocative	мосту	мостови
count form	—	моста

References

• “мост” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• мостъ (most) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мостъ (mostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [most]

• Audio:

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Noun

мост • (most) m inan (genitive моста́ or мо́ста^*, nominative plural мосты́, genitive plural мосто́в, relational adjective мостово́й, diminutive мо́стик or мосто́к) (* The alternative stress patterns in the singular "мо́ста", "мо́сту", "мо́стом", "мо́сте" are less common.)

1. bridge
   • 1899, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], chapter V, in Новая дача; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The New Villa, 1918:

     К мосту́ давно́ пригляде́лись, и уже́ тру́дно бы́ло предста́вить себе́ ре́ку на э́том ме́сте без моста́.

     K mostú davnó prigljadélisʹ, i užé trúdno býlo predstávitʹ sebé réku na étom méste bez mostá.

     The peasants had long ago grown used to the sight of the bridge, and it was difficult to imagine the river at that place without a bridge.

2. (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
3. axle
4. (gymnastics, dance) backbend

Declension

Declension of мост (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b/c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́ст móst	мосты́ mostý
genitive	моста́, мо́ста* mostá, mósta*	мосто́в mostóv
dative	мосту́, мо́сту* mostú, móstu*	моста́м mostám
accusative	мо́ст móst	мосты́ mostý
instrumental	мосто́м, мо́стом* mostóm, móstom*	моста́ми mostámi
prepositional	мосте́, мо́сте* mosté, móste*	моста́х mostáx
locative	на мосту́ na mostú

^* The alternative stress patterns in the singular "мо́ста", "мо́сту", "мо́стом", "мо́сте" are less common.

Related terms

• мостова́я f (mostovája)
• зама́щивать impf (zamáščivatʹ), замости́ть pf (zamostítʹ)
• мости́ть impf (mostítʹ), вы́мостить pf (výmostitʹ)
• помо́ст m (pomóst), телемо́ст m (telemóst)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: мо̄сст (mōsst)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môːst/

Noun

мо̑ст m (Latin spelling mȏst)

1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

Declension

Declension of мост

	singular	plural
nominative	мо̑ст	мо̀стови
genitive	мо̏ста	мостова
dative	мосту	мостовима
accusative	моста	мостове
vocative	мосте	мостови
locative	мосту	мостовима
instrumental	мостом	мостовима

Derived terms

• моста̀рина
• мо̀стац
• мо̀стити
• мо̀стић

 

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian مَاسْت (māst).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /most/, [mɔst̪]

Noun

мост • (most) (Persian spelling ماست)

1. yogurt, yoghurt

   Synonym: ҷурғот (jurġot)

Further reading

• мост on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “мост”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024