pust

See also: pūst, půst, pusť, puşt, púšť, and пуст

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpust]

Noun

pust

1. genitive plural of pusta

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb puste.

Noun

pust m (definite singular pusten, indefinite plural puster, definite plural pustene)

1. (a) breath

pust n (definite singular pustet, indefinite plural pust, definite plural pusta or pustene)

1. a puff (of, steam, wind)
2. a whiff, gust

Etymology 2

Verb

pust

1. imperative of puste

References

• “pust” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb puste.

Noun

pust m (definite singular pusten, indefinite plural pustar, definite plural pustane)

1. (a) breath

pust m (definite singular pusten, indefinite plural pustar, definite plural pustane)
pust n (definite singular pustet, indefinite plural pust, definite plural pusta)

1. a puff (of, steam, wind)
2. a whiff, gust

References

• “pust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûːst/

Adjective

pȗst (definite pȗstī, comparative pustiji, Cyrillic spelling пу̑ст)

1. empty, deserted, abandoned
2. uninhabited
3. vain, futile (promise, wishes, dreams etc.)
4. large, immense, great (wealth, worries etc.)

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		pust	pusta	pusto
genitive		pusta	puste	pusta
dative		pustu	pustoj	pustu
accusative	inanimate animate	pust pusta	pustu	pusto
vocative		pust	pusta	pusto
locative		pustu	pustoj	pustu
instrumental		pustim	pustom	pustim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		pusti	puste	pusta
genitive		pustih	pustih	pustih
dative		pustim(a)	pustim(a)	pustim(a)
accusative		puste	puste	pusta
vocative		pusti	puste	pusta
locative		pustim(a)	pustim(a)	pustim(a)
instrumental		pustim(a)	pustim(a)	pustim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		pusti	pusta	pusto
genitive		pustog(a)	puste	pustog(a)
dative		pustom(u/e)	pustoj	pustom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	pusti pustog(a)	pustu	pusto
vocative		pusti	pusta	pusto
locative		pustom(e/u)	pustoj	pustom(e/u)
instrumental		pustim	pustom	pustim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		pusti	puste	pusta
genitive		pustih	pustih	pustih
dative		pustim(a)	pustim(a)	pustim(a)
accusative		puste	puste	pusta
vocative		pusti	puste	pusta
locative		pustim(a)	pustim(a)	pustim(a)
instrumental		pustim(a)	pustim(a)	pustim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		pustiji	pustija	pustije
genitive		pustijeg(a)	pustije	pustijeg(a)
dative		pustijem(u)	pustijoj	pustijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	pustiji pustijeg(a)	pustiju	pustije
vocative		pustiji	pustija	pustije
locative		pustijem(u)	pustijoj	pustijem(u)
instrumental		pustijim	pustijom	pustijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		pustiji	pustije	pustija
genitive		pustijih	pustijih	pustijih
dative		pustijim(a)	pustijim(a)	pustijim(a)
accusative		pustije	pustije	pustija
vocative		pustiji	pustije	pustija
locative		pustijim(a)	pustijim(a)	pustijim(a)
instrumental		pustijim(a)	pustijim(a)	pustijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najpustiji	najpustija	najpustije
genitive		najpustijeg(a)	najpustije	najpustijeg(a)
dative		najpustijem(u)	najpustijoj	najpustijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najpustiji najpustijeg(a)	najpustiju	najpustije
vocative		najpustiji	najpustija	najpustije
locative		najpustijem(u)	najpustijoj	najpustijem(u)
instrumental		najpustijim	najpustijom	najpustijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najpustiji	najpustije	najpustija
genitive		najpustijih	najpustijih	najpustijih
dative		najpustijim(a)	najpustijim(a)	najpustijim(a)
accusative		najpustije	najpustije	najpustija
vocative		najpustiji	najpustije	najpustija
locative		najpustijim(a)	najpustijim(a)	najpustijim(a)
instrumental		najpustijim(a)	najpustijim(a)	najpustijim(a)

Related terms

• pustinja

Further reading

• “pust” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьlstь.

Noun

pȕst m (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ст)

1. felt (textile material)

   Synonym: filc

Further reading

• “pust” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /púːst/

Adjective

pȗst (comparative pustȇjši or pústejši, superlative nȁjpustȇjši or nȁjpústejši)

1. desolate, bare (without vegetation or uninhabited)
2. (expressively) dreary, plain, empty
3. plain (not socculent)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	púst	pústa	pústo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	púst ind pústi def	pústa	pústo
genitive	pústega	púste	pústega
dative	pústemu	pústi	pústemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	pústo	pústo
locative	pústem	pústi	pústem
instrumental	pústim	pústo	pústim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pústa	pústi	pústi
genitive	pústih	pústih	pústih
dative	pústima	pústima	pústima
accusative	pústa	pústi	pústi
locative	pústih	pústih	pústih
instrumental	pústima	pústima	pústima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pústi	púste	pústa
genitive	pústih	pústih	pústih
dative	pústim	pústim	pústim
accusative	púste	púste	pústa
locative	pústih	pústih	pústih
instrumental	pústimi	pústimi	pústimi

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Etymology 2

Shortened from the archaic version mesopust which came as the literal translation of Italian carnevale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /púːst/

Noun

pȗst m inan

1. lent

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	púst
gen. sing.	pústa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	púst	pústa	pústi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	pústa	pústov	pústov
dative (dajȃlnik)	pústu	pústoma	pústom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	púst	pústa	púste
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	pústu	pústih	pústih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	pústom	pústoma	pústi

Further reading

• “pust”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Noun

pust c

1. a puff, a gust (of wind or the like)
2. Synonym of blåsbälg (“bellows”)
3. (somewhat dated) a breath

   Synonym: andetag

4. a sigh

   Synonym: suck

Declension

Declension of pust
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pust	pusten	pustar	pustarna
Genitive	pusts	pustens	pustars	pustarnas

Derived terms

• vindpust

Related terms

• pusta

References

• pust in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pust in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pust in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian پوست (pust).

Noun

pust

1. skin

Tat

Etymology

Cognate with Persian پوست (pust).

Noun

pust

1. skin