корысть

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian користь (korystʹ), instead of expected *користь (*koristʹ), from Proto-Slavic *koristь.

Pronunciation

Noun

коры́сть • (korýstʹ) f inan (genitive коры́сти, nominative plural коры́сти, genitive plural коры́стей)

  1. gain, profit; self-interest, greed

Declension

Declension of коры́сть (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative коры́сть
korýstʹ 		коры́сти
korýsti
genitive коры́сти
korýsti 		коры́стей
korýstej
dative коры́сти
korýsti 		коры́стям
korýstjam
accusative коры́сть
korýstʹ 		коры́сти
korýsti
instrumental коры́стью
korýstʹju 		коры́стями
korýstjami
prepositional коры́сти
korýsti 		коры́стях
korýstjax

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “корысть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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