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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věstь.
Noun
весть • (vestʹ) f inan (genitive ве́сти, nominative plural ве́сти, genitive plural весте́й, diminutive ве́сточка)
- news, piece of news, message; tidings
- пропа́сть бе́з вести ― propástʹ béz vesti ― to go missing (without a trace / unaccounted for)
- Ма́рко отовсю́ду несёт ему́ весте́й. ― Márko otovsjúdu nesjót jemú vestéj. ― Marco brings him news from everywhere.
- (in the plural) news (presentation of news, e.g. on television)
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Etymology 2
Third-person singular present of Old Church Slavonic вѣдѣти (věděti, “to know”).
Verb
весть • (vestʹ)
- (God) knows: only used in expressions, often with бог (box)
- Synonyms: зна́ет (znájet), ве́дает (védajet)
- Бог весть куда́ мо́гут привести́ таки́е мы́сли. ― Box vestʹ kudá mógut privestí takíje mýsli. ― God knows where these thoughts/ideas may take you (to).
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “весть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress