povest
See also: pověst
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- pȍvijēst (Ijekavian)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povĕdtь. Synchronically as if from po- + vest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pôʋeːst/
- Hyphenation: po‧vest
Noun
pȍvēst f (Cyrillic spelling по̏ве̄ст)
- (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
- pȍvēsnī
- pȍvesnica
- pȍvesničār
- pȍvesničkī
- pȍvesnīk
- prètpovēst
- pràpovēst
- pripovédati
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povĕdtь. Synchronically as if from po- + vest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʋɛ̀ːst/
Noun
povést f
- novella
- short story
- (archaic) history
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | povésta | |
| genitive | povéste | |
| singular | ||
| nominative | povésta | |
| accusative | povésto | |
| genitive | povéste | |
| dative | povésti | |
| locative | povésti | |
| instrumental | povésto | |
Synonyms
- povédka
- pripovédka
- pripovést
- zgódba
Related terms
- zgodovina
References
- “povest”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “povest” in Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, 1970-1991, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša: Ljubljana