старост

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *starostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstarost]

Noun

ста́рост • (stárost) f

1. (uncountable) old age
2. (uncountable) oldness

Declension

Declension of ста́рост

	singular
indefinite	ста́рост stárost
definite	старостта́ starosttá

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstaɾɔst]

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Noun

старост • (starost) f (relational adjective старосен)

1. old age

Declension

Declension of старост

	singular
indefinite	старост (starost)
definite unspecified	староста (starosta)
definite proximal	—
definite distal	—
vocative	старост (starost)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstarəst]

Noun

ста́рост • (stárost) m anim pl or f anim pl

1. genitive/accusative plural of ста́роста (stárosta)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stâroːst/
• Hyphenation: ста‧рост

Noun

ста̏ро̄ст f (Latin spelling stȁrōst)

1. age
2. old age

Declension

Declension of старост

	singular	plural
nominative	старост	старости
genitive	старости	старости
dative	старости	старостима
accusative	старост	старости
vocative	старости	старости
locative	старости	старостима
instrumental	старошћу / старости	старостима

Further reading

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