povest

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See also: pověst

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian повесть (povestʹ).

Noun

povest

  1. story, tale

Declension

Declension of povest
singular plural
nominative povest povestler
genitive povestniñ povestlerniñ
dative povestke povestlerge
accusative povestni povestlerni
locative povestte povestlerde
ablative povestten povestlerden

References

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povĕdtь. By surface analysis, po- +‎ vest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôʋeːst/
  • Hyphenation: po‧vest

Noun

pȍvēst f (Cyrillic spelling по̏ве̄ст)

  1. (regional, Croatia) history

Declension

Declension of povest
singular plural
nominative pȍvēst povesti
genitive povesti povesti
dative povesti povestima
accusative povest povesti
vocative povesti povesti
locative povesti povestima
instrumental pȍvēsti / pȍvēšću povestima

Derived terms

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povĕdtь. By surface analysis, po- +‎ vest.

Pronunciation

Noun

povést f

  1. novella
  2. short story
  3. (archaic) history

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nominative povésta
genitive povéste
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
povésta
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
povéste
dative
(dajȃlnik)
povésti
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
povésto
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
povésti
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
povésto

Synonyms

References

  • povest”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
  • povest in Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, 1970-1991, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša: Ljubljana