масть

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See also: мастъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mastь.

Noun

масть (mastĭf

  1. ointment

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mastь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

масть (mastʹf inan (genitive ма́сти, nominative plural ма́сти, genitive plural масте́й)

  1. color
    всех масте́йvsex mastéjof every stripe, of all denominations
    одно́й ма́сти, под одну́ мастьodnój másti, pod odnú mastʹof the same stripe, of the same kind
    в мастьv mastʹfitting, in keeping with
  2. (card games) suit

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: մաստ (mast)

See also

Suits in Russian · ма́сти (másti) (layout · text)
че́рвы (čérvy) бу́бны (búbny) пи́ки (píki) тре́фы (tréfy)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

масть (mastʹf inan (genitive ма́сті or ма́сти, nominative plural ма́сті, genitive plural масте́й)

  1. coat color (of an animal)
  2. (colloquial) color
  3. (card games) suit
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь.

Noun

масть (mastʹf inan (genitive ма́сті or ма́сти, nominative plural ма́сті, genitive plural масте́й)

  1. ointment
  2. lubricant
Declension
Synonyms