чест

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

чест (čest) (adverb че́сто, abstract noun честота́)

  1. frequent, common, usual (done or occurring often)
    Аз съм чест посетител на този град.
    Az sǎm čest posetitel na tozi grad.
    I am a frequent visitor to that city.
    Правя чести почивки, за да не се преуморя.
    Pravja česti počivki, za da ne se preumorja.
    I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
    честа правописна грешка
    česta pravopisna greška
    a common spelling mistake
  2. occurring in very short intervals, quick, fast
    чест сърдечен ритъм
    čest sǎrdečen ritǎm
    rapid heartbeat
Declension

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Was this borrowed from Church Slavic or Russian? Wouldn't you expect чъст?”) From Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun

чест (čestf

  1. honour
    В негова чест.
    V negova čest.
    In his honour.
Declension

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick).

Adjective

чест (čest) (comparative почест, superlative најчест, adverb често, abstract noun честота)

  1. common, frequent
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun

чест (čestf (relational adjective чесен)

  1. honor
Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas.

Pronunciation

Adjective

че̑ст (definite че̑стӣ, comparative че̏шћӣ, Latin spelling čȇst)

  1. frequent
  2. repeated, recurrent
Declension

Further reading

  • чест” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.

Noun

чест f (Latin spelling čest)

  1. Obsolete form of част.
  2. (archaic) luck, happiness