клюста
Bulgarian
Etymology
Per BER, probably from dialectal клюсé (kljusé, “clumsy workhorse”) + -ста (-sta) (with same ending as Bulgarian кра́ста (krásta, “scabby”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈklʲu̟stə]
Noun
клю́ста • (kljústa) f (related adjective клю́став)
- (derogatory) crock, jade, nag (old, shabby equine)
- Краста с краста, клюста с клюста. (idiom)
- Krasta s krasta, kljusta s kljusta.
- Everyone should know their place.
- (literally, “A jade [should be] with a jade, a nag [should be] with a nag.”)
Declension
Declension of клю́ста
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | клю́ста kljústa | клю́сти kljústi |
| definite | клю́стата kljústata | клю́стите kljústite |
Related terms
- клюп (kljup), клюс (kljus, “noose, loop (for impediment of farm animals)”) (dialectal)
References
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “клюста²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 487
- Nayden Gerov (1897), “клю́ста”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 377