мост
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mostъ. Cognate with Russian мост (most).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [most]
Audio: (file)
Noun
мост • (most) m inan (genitive мо́ста, nominative plural масты́, genitive plural масто́ў, relational adjective маставы́, diminutive мо́сцік)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic мостъ (mostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɔst]
Audio: (file)
Noun
мост • (most) m
- bridge (a construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
- (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
- axle
- (dance, gymnastics) backbend
- (figurative) connection, link
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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)
- bridge
- (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
- (gymnastics) bridge, backbend
- (figurative) connection, link
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | мост (most) | мостови (mostovi) |
definite unspecified | мостот (mostot) | мостовите (mostovite) |
definite proximal | мостов (mostov) | мостовиве (mostovive) |
definite distal | мостон (moston) | мостовине (mostovine) |
vocative | мосту (mostu) | мостови (mostovi) |
count form | — | моста (mosta) |
References
- “мост” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak most, from Proto-Slavic *mostъ. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn міст (mist), муст (must) and Slovak most.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔst]
- Rhymes: -ɔst
- Hyphenation: мост
Noun
мост (most) m inan (diminutive мосцик, related adjective мостов)
- bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
- рухоми мост ― ruxomi most ― drawbridge
- мост прейґ рики ― most prejg riki ― a bridge over the river
- bridge (arch or superstructure)
- (also figuratively) bridge (a connection)
- (dentistry) bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | мост (most) | мости (mosti) |
genitive | моста / мосту (mosta / mostu) | мостох (mostox) |
dative | мосту (mostu) | мостом (mostom) |
accusative | мост (most) | мости (mosti) |
instrumental | мостом (mostom) | мостами (mostami) |
locative | мосце / мосту (mosce / mostu) | мостох (mostox) |
vocative | мосце (mosce) | мости (mosti) |
Related terms
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “мост”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “bridge”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 43
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: (file)
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.)
- 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.
- (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
- axle
- (gymnastics, dance) backbend
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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 anim (Latin spelling mȏst)
- bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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
Further reading
- “мост”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Tajik
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Persian مَاسْت (māst).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /most/, [mɔst̪]
Noun
мост • (most) (Persian spelling ماست)
Further reading
- мост on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia tg
- “мост”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژهجو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025