застав

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

заста́в (zastávf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of заста́ва (zastáva)

Etymology 2

Participle

заста́в (zastáv)

  1. short past adverbial perfective participle of заста́ть (zastátʹ)
    • 1887, Антон Чехов , Беда, Санкт-Петербург: Петербургская газета; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., In Trouble, 1921:
      Верну́вшись к себе́ в ла́вку и заста́в в ней прия́телей, он опя́ть выпива́л, заку́сывал икро́й и филосо́фствовал.
      Vernúvšisʹ k sebé v lávku i zastáv v nej prijátelej, on opjátʹ vypivál, zakúsyval ikrój i filosófstvoval.
      Going back to his shop and finding friends there, he again began drinking, eating caviare, and airing his views.