сласть

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solstь, from *sold- + *-tь.

Noun

сласть (slastĭf

  1. pleasure
  2. satisfaction
  3. sweetness

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: сласть (slastʹ)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic сласть (slastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *solstь. The native Old East Slavic *солость (*solostĭ) is unattested, but is the source of солости́ть (solostítʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

сласть (slastʹf inan (genitive сла́сти, nominative plural сла́сти, genitive plural сласте́й)

  1. (colloquial, rare) sweetness
  2. (colloquial) pleasure, enjoyment, candies
  3. (plural only) sweets

Declension

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See also

References

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