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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic нѣсть (něstĭ).
Predicative
несть • (nestʹ)
- (ecclesiastic or poetic) there is no, there are no (often idiomatically translated by English not have with the object of у (u) as the subject)
- Synonym: (regular term) нет (net)
- Antonym: есть (jestʹ)
- несть конца́ ― nestʹ koncá ― there is no end (in sight), endless(ly)
Etymology 2
Verb
несть • (nestʹ) impf
- (poetic or low colloquial) alternative form of нести́ (nestí)