напаст

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *napastь. Syncronically, a deverbal of напа́дам (napádam, to assault). By surface analysis, на- (na-) +‎ паст (past, chasm, rift).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnapɐst]

Noun

на́паст • (nápastf (relational adjective на́пастен)

  1. (obsolete) toppling, downfall
  2. evil, detriment, trouble
    причинявам / кроя / върша някому напастpričinjavam / kroja / vǎrša njakomu napastto cause / conjure / do evil to s.o.
  3. (by extension) nuisance, nagger, scourge (great irritation)
    напаст божияnapast božijaa scourge of God

Declension

Declension of на́паст
singular plural
indefinite на́паст
nápast
на́пасти
nápasti
definite
(subject form)
на́пастът
nápastǎt
на́пастите
nápastite
definite
(object form)
на́паста
nápasta
count form на́паста
nápasta

Derived terms

verbs
  • напастя pf (napastja), напастявам impf (napastjavam) (causative-iterative)

References

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *napastь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnapast]

Noun

напаст • (napastf

  1. nuisance, nagger

Declension

Declension of напаст
singular plural
indefinite напаст (napast) напасти (napasti)
definite unspecified напаста (napasta) напастите (napastite)
definite proximal напастиве (napastive)
definite distal напастине (napastine)
vocative напаст (napast) напасти (napasti)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǎːpast/
  • Hyphenation: на‧паст

Noun

на́паст f (Latin spelling nápast)

  1. temptation
  2. pest (annoying creature or person)

Declension

Declension of напаст
singular plural
nominative напаст напасти
genitive напасти напасти
dative напасти напастима
accusative напаст напасти
vocative напасти напасти
locative напасти напастима
instrumental напасти/напасташћу напастима