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

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

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

From Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pûːst/

Adjective

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

  1. empty, deserted, abandoned
  2. uninhabited
  3. vain, futile (promise, wishes, dreams etc.)
  4. large, immense, great (wealth, worries etc.)
Declension

Further reading

  • pust” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pьlstь.

Noun

pȕst m (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ст)

  1. felt (textile material)

Further reading

  • pust” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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)
Inflection
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. púst pústa pústo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative púst ind
pústi def
pústa pústo
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
pústo pústo
genitive pústega púste pústega
dative pústemu pústi pústemu
locative pústem pústi pústem
instrumental pústim pústo pústim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative pústa pústi pústi
accusative pústa pústi pústi
genitive pústih pústih pústih
dative pústima pústima pústima
locative pústih pústih pústih
instrumental pústima pústima pústima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative pústi púste pústa
accusative púste púste pústa
genitive pústih pústih pústih
dative pústim pústim pústim
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
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. púst
gen. sing. pústa
singular dual plural
nominative púst pústa pústi
accusative púst pústa púste
genitive pústa pústov pústov
dative pústu pústoma pústom
locative pústu pústih pústih
instrumental pústom pústoma pústi

Further reading

  • pust”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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