весть
Russian
Alternative forms
- вѣсть (věstʹ) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vʲesʲtʲ]
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věstь.
Noun
весть • (vestʹ) f inan (genitive ве́сти, nominative plural ве́сти, genitive plural весте́й, diminutive ве́сточка)
- news, piece of news, message; tidings
- пропа́сть бе́звести ― propástʹ béz vesti ― to go missing (without a trace / unaccounted for)
- Ма́рко отовсю́ду несёт ему́ весте́й. ― Márko otovsjúdu nesjót jemú vestéj. ― Marco brings him news from everywhere.
- (in the plural) news (presentation of news, e.g. on television)
Declension
Declension of весть (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ве́сть véstʹ | ве́сти vésti |
| genitive | ве́сти vésti | весте́й vestéj |
| dative | ве́сти vésti | вестя́м vestjám |
| accusative | ве́сть véstʹ | ве́сти vésti |
| instrumental | ве́стью véstʹju | вестя́ми vestjámi |
| prepositional | ве́сти vésti | вестя́х vestjáx |
Etymology 2
Third-person singular present of Old Church Slavonic вѣдѣти (věděti, “to know”).
Verb
весть • (vestʹ)
- (God) knows: only used in expressions, often with бог (box)
- Бог весть куда́ мо́гут привести́ таки́е мы́сли. ― Box vestʹ kudá mógut privestí takíje mýsli. ― God knows where these thoughts/ideas may take you (to).
- Synonyms: зна́ет (znájet), ве́дает (védajet)
Derived terms
- бог весть какой
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “весть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress