милост

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostь. By surface analysis, мил (mil, “gentle”) +‎ -ост (-ost).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiɫost]

Noun

ми́лост • (mílost) f (relational adjective ми́лостив)

1. mercy, pity, forgiveness
2. (in address to a high-ranking person) grace, highness

   Ваша Милост ― Vaša Milost ― Your Highness

Declension

Declension of ми́лост

	singular
indefinite	ми́лост mílost
definite	милостта́ milosttá

Derived terms

• милости́ня (milostínja, “alms”)

References

• “милост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “милост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “ми́лость”, 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 65

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiɫɔst]

Noun

милост • (milost) f (relational adjective милослив)

1. mercy

Declension

Declension of милост

	singular
indefinite	милост (milost)
definite unspecified	милоста (milosta)
definite proximal	—
definite distal	—
vocative	милост (milost)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Noun

ми̏ло̄ст f (Latin spelling mȉlōst)

1. mercy, compassion, favour
2. grace (especially divine)
3. (law) pardon

Declension

Declension of милост

	singular	plural
nominative	милост	милости
genitive	милости	милости
dative	милости	милостима
accusative	милост	милости
vocative	милости	милости
locative	милости	милостима
instrumental	милошћу	милостима