чест

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛst]
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Adjective

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чест (čest) (adverb че́сто, abstract noun честота́)

  1. frequent, common, usual (done or occurring often)
    Аз съм чест посетител на този град.
    Az sǎm čest posetitel na tozi grad.
    I am a frequent visitor to that city.
    Правя чести почивки, за да не се преуморя.
    Pravja česti počivki, za da ne se preumorja.
    I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
    честа правописна грешка
    česta pravopisna greška
    a common spelling mistake
  2. occurring in very short intervals, quick, fast
    чест сърдечен ритъм
    čest sǎrdečen ritǎm
    rapid heartbeat
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Was this borrowed from Church Slavic or Russian? Wouldn't you expect чъст?”) From Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun

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чест (čestf

  1. honour
    В негова чест.
    V negova čest.
    In his honour.
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Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick).

Adjective

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чест (čest) (comparative почест, superlative најчест, adverb често, abstract noun честота)

  1. common, frequent
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun

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чест (čestf (relational adjective чесен)

  1. honor
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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че̑ст (Latin spelling čȇst, definite че̑стӣ, comparative че̏шћӣ)

  1. frequent
  2. repeated, recurrent
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Further reading

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  • чест” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun

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чест f (Latin spelling čest)

  1. Obsolete form of част.
  2. (archaic) luck, happiness