маст

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mast]
• Hyphenation^(key): маст

Noun

маст • (mast) f (obsolete or dialectal)

1. fat, lipid
2. oil-based dye, colourant, paint

Declension

Declension of маст

	singular	plural
indefinite	маст mast	ма́сти másti
definite	мастта́ masttá	ма́стите mástite

Alternative forms

• мас (mas, “fat”)

Derived terms

verbs

• (causative-iterative) мастя́ (mastjá)

 

adjectives

• ма́стен (másten)
• масти́т (mastít, “fatty, lardy”)

 

Related terms

• мази́ло (mazílo, “ointment”)
• масло́ (masló, “butter”)

References

• “маст”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “маст”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “масть”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 52
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “маст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 680
• “масть”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mast]

Noun

маст • (mast) f (relational adjective мастен, diminutive мавца)

1. fat, lipid
2. lard
3. ointment
4. grease
5. butter

Declension

Declension of маст

	singular	plural
indefinite	маст	масти
definite unspecified	маста	мастите
definite proximal	масва	мастиве
definite distal	масна	мастине
vocative	маст	масти

Ossetian

Etymology

Perhaps from Armenian մաղձ (maġj, “bile”).

Noun

маст • (mast)

1. (Iron, Digor) gall, bile
2. bitterness, unpleasantness, grief, vexation, anger

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “маст”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Takazov, F. M. (2003) “маст”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь (Russian масть (mastʹ), Polish maść). Compare мазати.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâːst/

Noun

ма̑ст f (Latin spelling mȃst)

1. grease
2. ointment
3. fat
4. lard
5. schmaltz

Declension

Declension of маст

	singular	plural
nominative	ма̑ст	масти
genitive	масти	масти
dative	масти	мастима
accusative	маст	масти
vocative	масти	масти
locative	масти	мастима
instrumental	масти/ма̑шћу	мастима

References

• “маст”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024