уста
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *usta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [uˈsta]
Noun
уста́ • (ustá) f
- (also figurative) mouth
- (collective) lips
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | уста́ ustá | усти́ ustí |
definite | уста́та ustáta | усти́те ustíte |
References
- уста in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- уста in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈusta]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *usta.
Noun
уста • (usta) f (plural усти, related adjective устен, diminutive усте or устичка)
- mouth
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | уста | усти |
definite unspecified | устата | устите |
definite proximal | устава | устиве |
definite distal | устана | устине |
vocative | усто | усти |
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish usta), from Persian استاد (ostâd).
Noun
уста • (usta) m
- (archaic, poetic) master, mason
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
- IPA(key): [ʊˈsta]
Audio (file)
Noun
уста́ • (ustá) n inan pl (genitive уст, plural only)
- (archaic or poetic) mouth, lips
- Synonyms: (mouth) рот (rot), (lips) гу́бы (gúby)
Declension
plural | |
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nominative | уста́ ustá |
genitive | у́ст úst |
dative | уста́м ustám |
accusative | уста́ ustá |
instrumental | уста́ми ustámi |
prepositional | уста́х ustáx |
plural | |
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nominative | уста́ ustá |
genitive | у́стъ úst |
dative | уста́мъ ustám |
accusative | уста́ ustá |
instrumental | уста́ми ustámi |
prepositional | уста́хъ ustáx |
Related terms
- у́стный (ústnyj)
- у́стье (ústʹje)
- наизу́сть (naizústʹ)
Rusyn
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *usta.
Noun
уста • (usta)
- mouth
Further reading
- Kercha, Ihor (2012), “уста”, in Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (in Russian, Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *usta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǔːsta/
- Hyphenation: у‧ста
Noun
у́ста n pl (Latin spelling ústa)
- (plural only) mouth
Declension
plural | |
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nominative | у́ста |
genitive | у́ста̄ |
dative | устима |
accusative | уста |
vocative | уста |
locative | устима |
instrumental | устима |
Further reading
- “уста” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Tabasaran
Etymology
From Turkic, ultimately from Persian استاد. Compare Azerbaijani usta.
Noun
уста • (usta)
- master
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊˈsta]
Audio (file)
Noun
уста́ • (ustá) n inan pl (genitive уст, plural only)
- Alternative form of вуста́ (vustá)
Declension
plural | |
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nominative | уста́ ustá |
genitive | уст ust |
dative | уста́м ustám |
accusative | уста́ ustá |
instrumental | уста́ми ustámy |
locative | уста́х ustáx |
vocative | уста́ ustá |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “уста”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “уста”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Yakut
Etymology
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Noun
уста • (usta)
- (geometry, general) length (spatial)
- сыһыыустата ― sıhıı ustata ― the length of the field
- суолустата ― suol ustata ― the length of the road
- length (temporal), duration
- сылустата ― sıl ustata ― the length of the year
Derived terms
- устата (ustata, “during, throughout”)