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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *koristь, originally meaning loot, award (from a conquest). Compare Old Church Slavonic користь (koristĭ, “loot, booty, award”). Likely a deverbal noun from коря́ (korjá, “to reproach, to objurgate”) + -ист (-ist). Alternatively, may reflect ко- (ko-, “such that”) + ри́стя (rístja, “to hunt, to chase”) (dialectal) + -ь (-ʹ) (i-stem).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́рист • (kórist) f
- interest, profit, gain, benefit
- Synonyms: обла́га (oblága), печа́лба (pečálba), изго́да (izgóda)
- (by abstraction) self-interest, bias towards oneself, subjectivity
- Synonym: пристра́стие (pristrástie)
Inflection
Derived terms
- кори́стя (korístja, “to employ, to make use of”) (dialectal)
- кори́стник (korístnik, “user, freeloader”) (dialectal)
- користолю́бие (koristoljúbie, “selfishness”)
References
- “корист”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “корист”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- користь in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koristь.
Pronunciation
Noun
корист • (korist) f (relational adjective корисен)
- benefit, advantage, use
Declension
Declension of корист
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корист
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користа
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корист
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koristь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kôriːst/
- Hyphenation: ко‧рист
Noun
ко̏рӣст f (Latin spelling kȍrīst)
- benefit, advantage, use
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǒrist/
- Hyphenation: ко‧рист
Noun
ко̀рист m (Latin spelling kòrist)
- member of a chorus/choir; chorister
Declension