погост

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic погостъ (pogostŭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

пого́ст (pogóstm inan (genitive пого́ста, nominative plural пого́сты, genitive plural пого́стов, relational adjective пого́стный)

  1. rural cemetery
  2. (dated) village church located away from the settlement, with a graveyard, its own land and a house for the clergy
  3. (historical, 10th century AD) coaching inn for princes and important church officials
  4. (historical) pogost, former administrative-territorial unit in Russia, up through the 18th century, consisting of several villages
  5. (historical) pogost, a large village in the center of such an administrative-territorial unit

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: pokosta (dialectal)