маст

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mast]
Hyphenation^(key): маст

Noun

маст • (mast) f (obsolete or dialectal)

fat, lipid
oil-based dye, colourant, paint

Declension

Declension of маст
	singular	plural
indefinite	маст mast	ма́сти másti
definite	мастта́ masttá	ма́стите mástite

Alternative forms

мас (mas, “fat”)

Derived terms

verbs

(causative-iterative) мастя́ (mastjá)

adjectives

ма́стен (másten)
масти́т (mastít, “fatty, lardy”)

Related terms

мази́ло (mazílo, “ointment”)
масло́ (masló, “butter”)

References

“маст”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“маст”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nayden Gerov (1899) “масть”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 52
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “маст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 680
“масть”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mast]

Noun

маст • (mast) f (relational adjective мастен, diminutive мавца)

Declension

Declension of *маст*
	singular	plural
indefinite	маст (mast)	масти (masti)
definite unspecified	маста (masta)	мастите (mastite)
definite proximal	масва (masva)	мастиве (mastive)
definite distal	масна (masna)	мастине (mastine)
vocative	маст (mast)	масти (masti)

Ossetian

Etymology

Perhaps from Armenian մաղձ (maġj, “bile”).

Noun

маст • (mast)

(Iron, Digor) gall, bile
bitterness, unpleasantness, grief, vexation, anger

References

Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “маст”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
Takazov, F. M. (2003) “маст”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mastь (Russian масть (mastʹ), Polish maść). Compare мазати.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mâːst/

Noun

ма̑ст f (Latin spelling mȃst)

Declension

Declension of *маст*
	singular	plural
nominative	ма̑ст	масти
genitive	масти	масти
dative	масти	мастима
accusative	маст	масти
vocative	масти	масти
locative	масти	мастима
instrumental	масти/ма̑шћу	мастима

References

“маст”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025