pust

See also: pūst, půst, pusť, puşt, púšť, and пуст

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpust]

Noun

pust

  1. genitive plural of pusta

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb puste.

Noun

pust m (definite singular pusten, indefinite plural puster, definite plural pustene)

  1. (a) breath

pust n (definite singular pustet, indefinite plural pust, definite plural pusta or pustene)

  1. a puff (of, steam, wind)
  2. a whiff, gust

Etymology 2

Verb

pust

  1. imperative of puste

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb puste.

Noun

pust m (definite singular pusten, indefinite plural pustar, definite plural pustane)

  1. (a) breath

Noun

pust m (definite singular pusten, indefinite plural pustar, definite plural pustane)
pust n (definite singular pustet, indefinite plural pust, definite plural pusta)

  1. a puff (of, steam, wind)
  2. a whiff, gust

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pûːst/

Adjective

pȗst (Cyrillic spelling пу̑ст, definite pȗstī, comparative pustiji)

  1. empty, deserted, abandoned
  2. uninhabited
  3. vain, futile (promise, wishes, dreams etc.)
  4. large, immense, great (wealth, worries etc.)
Declension
positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative pust pusta pusto
genitive pusta puste pusta
dative pustu pustoj pustu
accusative inanimate
animate 		pust
pusta 		pustu pusto
vocative pust pusta pusto
locative pustu pustoj pustu
instrumental pustim pustom pustim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative pusti puste pusta
genitive pustih pustih pustih
dative pustim(a) pustim(a) pustim(a)
accusative puste puste pusta
vocative pusti puste pusta
locative pustim(a) pustim(a) pustim(a)
instrumental pustim(a) pustim(a) pustim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative pusti pusta pusto
genitive pustog(a) puste pustog(a)
dative pustom(u/e) pustoj pustom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		pusti
pustog(a) 		pustu pusto
vocative pusti pusta pusto
locative pustom(e/u) pustoj pustom(e/u)
instrumental pustim pustom pustim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative pusti puste pusta
genitive pustih pustih pustih
dative pustim(a) pustim(a) pustim(a)
accusative puste puste pusta
vocative pusti puste pusta
locative pustim(a) pustim(a) pustim(a)
instrumental pustim(a) pustim(a) pustim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative pustiji pustija pustije
genitive pustijeg(a) pustije pustijeg(a)
dative pustijem(u) pustijoj pustijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		pustiji
pustijeg(a) 		pustiju pustije
vocative pustiji pustija pustije
locative pustijem(u) pustijoj pustijem(u)
instrumental pustijim pustijom pustijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative pustiji pustije pustija
genitive pustijih pustijih pustijih
dative pustijim(a) pustijim(a) pustijim(a)
accusative pustije pustije pustija
vocative pustiji pustije pustija
locative pustijim(a) pustijim(a) pustijim(a)
instrumental pustijim(a) pustijim(a) pustijim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najpustiji najpustija najpustije
genitive najpustijeg(a) najpustije najpustijeg(a)
dative najpustijem(u) najpustijoj najpustijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najpustiji
najpustijeg(a) 		najpustiju najpustije
vocative najpustiji najpustija najpustije
locative najpustijem(u) najpustijoj najpustijem(u)
instrumental najpustijim najpustijom najpustijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najpustiji najpustije najpustija
genitive najpustijih najpustijih najpustijih
dative najpustijim(a) najpustijim(a) najpustijim(a)
accusative najpustije najpustije najpustija
vocative najpustiji najpustije najpustija
locative najpustijim(a) najpustijim(a) najpustijim(a)
instrumental najpustijim(a) najpustijim(a) najpustijim(a)

Further reading

  • “pust”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьlstь.

Noun

pȕst m animacy unspecified (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ст)

  1. felt (textile material)
    Synonym: filc

Further reading

  • “pust”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /púːst/

Adjective

pȗst (comparative pustȇjši or pústejši, superlative nȁjpustȇjši or nȁjpústejši)

  1. desolate, bare (without vegetation or uninhabited)
  2. (expressively) dreary, plain, empty
  3. plain (not socculent)
Declension
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. púst pústa pústo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative púst ind
pústi def 		pústa pústo
genitive pústega púste pústega
dative pústemu pústi pústemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim 		pústo pústo
locative pústem pústi pústem
instrumental pústim pústo pústim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative pústa pústi pústi
genitive pústih pústih pústih
dative pústima pústima pústima
accusative pústa pústi pústi
locative pústih pústih pústih
instrumental pústima pústima pústima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative pústi púste pústa
genitive pústih pústih pústih
dative pústim pústim pústim
accusative púste púste pústa
locative pústih pústih pústih
instrumental pústimi pústimi pústimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Shortened from the archaic version mesopust which came as the literal translation of Italian carnevale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /púːst/

Noun

pȗst m inan

  1. lent
Declension
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. púst
gen. sing. pústa
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		púst pústa pústi
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		pústa pústov pústov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		pústu pústoma pústom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		púst pústa púste
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		pústu pústih pústih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		pústom pústoma pústi

Further reading

  • “pust”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “pust”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Swedish

Interjection

pust

  1. phew (expressing tiredness)
    Synonym: puh
    Pust, jag är helt slut
    Phew, I'm exhausted

Noun

pust c

  1. a puff, a gust (of wind or the like)
  2. synonym of blåsbälg (“bellows”)
  3. (somewhat dated) a breath
    Synonym: andetag
  4. a sigh
    Synonym: suck

Declension

Declension of pust
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pust pusts
definite pusten pustens
plural indefinite pustar pustars
definite pustarna pustarnas

Derived terms

References

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian پوست (pust).

Noun

pust

  1. skin

Tat

Etymology

Cognate with Persian پوست (pust).

Noun

pust

  1. skin
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