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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *věstь.
Noun
вѣсть • (věstĭ) f
- message, news
- Excerpt from the Story of Boris and Gleb, lines 21-42:
И въ се время пришьла бяаше вѣсть отъ Передъславы къ Ярославу о отьни съмьрти.- I vŭ se vremja prišĭla bjaaše věstĭ otŭ Peredŭslavy kŭ Jaroslavu o otĭni sŭmĭrti.
- At this time news arrived to Jaroslav from Predslava concerning his father's death.
- from Vita Constantini, 0601500-0601530:
видиши ли, философе, дивꙿноѥ чюдо, како же пророкь Махꙿметь принесе намь благꙋю вѣсть ѡть бога и ѡбратꙇи мнѡгꙑ люди и въси дръжимꙿ се по законꙋ.- Philosopher, do you see the wondrous miracle, how the prophet Mohammed brought us good news from God and converted many people; and how we all keep the law?
- announcement, report
- rumor
- fame
Declension
Declension of вѣсть (i-stem)
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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вѣсть
věstĭ
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вѣсти
věsti
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вѣсти
věsti
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| genitive
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вѣсти
věsti
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вѣстью, вѣстию
věstĭju, věstiju
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вѣстьи, вѣстии
věstĭi, věstii
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| dative
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вѣсти
věsti
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вѣстьма
věstĭma
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вѣстьмъ
věstĭmŭ
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| accusative
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вѣсть
věstĭ
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вѣсти
věsti
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вѣсти
věsti
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| instrumental
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вѣстьѭ, вѣстиѭ
věstĭjǫ, věstijǫ
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вѣстьма
věstĭma
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вѣстьми
věstĭmi
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| locative
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вѣсти
věsti
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вѣстью, вѣстию
věstĭju, věstiju
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вѣстьхъ
věstĭxŭ
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| vocative
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вѣсти
věsti
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вѣсти
věsti
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вѣстьѥ, вѣстиѥ
věstĭje, věstije
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Descendants