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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mastь.
Noun
масть • (mastĭ) f
- ointment
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mastь.
Pronunciation
Noun
масть • (mastʹ) f inan (genitive ма́сти, nominative plural ма́сти, genitive plural масте́й)
- color
- всех масте́й ― vsex mastéj ― of every stripe, of all denominations
- одно́й ма́сти, под одну́ масть ― odnój másti, pod odnú mastʹ ― of the same stripe, of the same kind
- в масть ― v mastʹ ― fitting, in keeping with
- (card games) suit
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
масть • (mastʹ) f inan (genitive ма́сті or ма́сти, nominative plural ма́сті, genitive plural масте́й)
- coat color (of an animal)
- (colloquial) color
- (card games) suit
Declension
Declension of масть (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-e)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь.
Noun
масть • (mastʹ) f inan (genitive ма́сті or ма́сти, nominative plural ма́сті, genitive plural масте́й)
- ointment
- lubricant
Declension
Declension of масть (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-e)
Synonyms