спасти

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word спасти. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word спасти, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say спасти in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word спасти you have here. The definition of the word спасти will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofспасти, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: съпасти

Old Church Slavonic

Verb

спасти (spasti)

  1. Alternative form of съпасти (sŭpasti)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic съпасти (sŭpasti), which is a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic съпасти (sŭpasti). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) + *pasti (to pasture, herd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Verb

спасти́ (spastípf (imperfective спаса́ть)

  1. to save, to rescue
    • 1886, Anton Chekhov, Хори́стка [The Chorus Girl]:
      А ме́жду тем есть сре́дство спасти́ его́ и нас от нищеты́ и позо́ра.
      A méždu tem jestʹ srédstvo spastí jevó i nas ot niščetý i pozóra.
      And yet there is a chance of saving him and us from destitution and disgrace.
    • 1981, Влади́мир Желе́зников (Vladímir Želéznikov), Чу́чело (Čúčelo):
      Его́ ножо́м по́ сердцу резану́ло ― так захоте́лось ей помо́чь, так бесконе́чно захоте́лось её спасти́, ― он бро́сился к не́й.
      Jevó nožóm pó serdcu rezanúlo ― tak zaxotélosʹ jej pomóčʹ, tak beskonéčno zaxotélosʹ jejó spastí, ― on brósilsja k néj.
      He felt as if someone slashed his heart with a knife - so great was his desire to help her, so endless was his desire to save her, - he dashed towards her.
  2. to salvage

Conjugation

Related terms

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From с- +‎ па̏сти.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spâsti/
  • Hyphenation: спа‧сти

Verb

спа̏сти ? (Latin spelling spȁsti)

  1. (intransitive) to fall down
  2. (intransitive) to decline
  3. (intransitive) to be reduced to, be lowered or debased
Conjugation
Related terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spâːsti/
  • Hyphenation: спа‧сти

Verb

спа̑сти ? (Latin spelling spȃsti)

  1. (Bosnia, Serbia, transitive) to save, salvage, rescue
Conjugation
Related terms

References

  • спасти” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • спасти” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • спасти”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume V, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 926