povest

See also: pověst

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povĕdtь. Synchronically as if from po- +‎ vest.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pôʋeːst/
  • Hyphenation: po‧vest

Noun

pȍvēst f (Cyrillic spelling по̏ве̄ст)

  1. (regional, Croatia) history

Declension
Declension of povest
singular plural
nominative pȍvēst povesti
genitive povesti povesti
dative povesti povestima
accusative povest povesti
vocative povesti povesti
locative povesti povestima
instrumental pȍvēsti / pȍvēšću povestima

Derived terms
  • pȍvēsnī
  • pȍvesnica
  • pȍvesničār
  • pȍvesničkī
  • pȍvesnīk
  • prètpovēst
  • pràpovēst
  • pripovédati

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povĕdtь. Synchronically as if from po- +‎ vest.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔʋɛ̀ːst/

Noun

povést f

  1. novella
  2. short story
  3. (archaic) history

Inflection
Feminine, a-stem
nominative povésta
genitive povéste
singular
nominative povésta
accusative povésto
genitive povéste
dative povésti
locative povésti
instrumental povésto

Synonyms

References
  • “povest”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “povest” in Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, 1970-1991, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša: Ljubljana
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