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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gástis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.
Pronunciation
Noun
гост • (gost) m (feminine го́стенка)
- guest (recipient of hospitality)
- guest (invited performer)
Declension
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gástis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.
Pronunciation
Noun
гост • (gost) m (plural гости)
- guest
- Synonym: гостин (gostin)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gástis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.
Pronunciation
Noun
го̑ст m (Latin spelling gȏst)
- guest
- Сваког госта три дана доста. - every guest three days is enough. (proverb)
Declension
References
- “гост”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 1, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 542
- “гост” in Hrvatski jezični portal