уста

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See also: ұста

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

уста́ • (ustá) f

  1. (also figurative) mouth
  2. (collective) lips

Declension

Declension of уста́
singular plural
indefinite уста́
ustá 		усти́
ustí
definite уста́та
ustáta 		усти́те
ustíte

References

  • “уста”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “уста”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Noun

уста • (usta)

  1. mouth

Further reading

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *usta.

Noun

уста • (usta) f (plural усти, relational adjective устен, diminutive усте or устичка)

  1. mouth
Declension
Declension of уста
singular plural
indefinite уста (usta) усти (usti)
definite unspecified устата (ustata) устите (ustite)
definite proximal устава (ustava) устиве (ustive)
definite distal устана (ustana) устине (ustine)
vocative усто (usto) усти (usti)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish (Turkish usta), from Persian استاد (ostâd).

Noun

уста • (usta) m

  1. (archaic, poetic) master, mason

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic оуста (usta) and Old Polish usta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈstɑ/→/uˈsta/→/uˈsta/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /uˈstɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /uˈsta/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /uˈsta/

  • Hyphenation: у‧ста

Noun

уста (usta) n (plural only)

  1. mouth
    • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik‎, page 2:
      не рече оустꙑ тъчью иꙁгл҃аахъ·
      ne reče usty tŭčĭju izgl:aaxŭ·
      He didn't say: I just pronounced with mouth;

Declension

Declension of уста (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative —
— 		—
— 		уста
usta
Genitive —
— 		—
— 		устъ
ustŭ
Dative —
— 		—
— 		устомъ
ustomŭ
Accusative —
— 		—
— 		уста
usta
Instrumental —
— 		—
— 		устꙑ
usty
Locative —
— 		—
— 		устѣхъ
ustěxŭ
Vocative —
— 		—
— 		уста
usta

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: уста (usta)
  • Russian: уста́ (ustá)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “ꙋста”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1273

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *usta, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”). Cognates include Sanskrit आस् (ās, “mouth”) and Latin ōs (“mouth”). Compare Polish usta.

Pronunciation

Noun

уста́ • (ustá) n inan pl (genitive уст, plural only)

  1. (archaic or poetic) mouth, lips
    Synonyms: (mouth) рот (rot), (lips) гу́бы (gúby)

Declension

Declension of уста́ (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 
plural
nominative уста́
ustá
genitive у́ст
úst
dative уста́м
ustám
accusative уста́
ustá
instrumental уста́ми
ustámi
prepositional уста́х
ustáx
Pre-reform declension of уста́ (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 
plural
nominative уста́
ustá
genitive у́стъ
úst
dative уста́мъ
ustám
accusative уста́
ustá
instrumental уста́ми
ustámi
prepositional уста́хъ
ustáx

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *usta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǔːsta/
  • Hyphenation: у‧ста

Noun

у́ста n pl (Latin spelling ústa)

  1. (plural only) mouth

Declension

Declension of уста
plural
nominative у́ста
genitive у́ста̄
dative устима
accusative уста
vocative уста
locative устима
instrumental устима

Further reading

  • “уста”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Tabasaran

Etymology

From Turkic, ultimately from Persian استاد. Compare Azerbaijani usta.

Noun

уста • (usta)

  1. master

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

уста́ • (ustá) n inan pl (genitive уст, plural only)

  1. Alternative form of вуста́ (vustá)

Declension

Declension of уста́ (inan pl-only hard neut-form accent-b)
plural
nominative уста́
ustá
genitive уст
ust
dative уста́м
ustám
accusative уста́
ustá
instrumental уста́ми
ustámy
locative уста́х
ustáx
vocative уста́
ustá

References

Yakut

Etymology

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Noun

уста • (usta)

  1. (geometry, general) length (spatial)
    сыһыы устата ― sıhıı ustata ― the length of the field
    суол устата ― suol ustata ― the length of the road
  2. length (temporal), duration
    сыл устата ― sıl ustata ― the length of the year

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