Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melstvъ. Compare мо́ло́ст (mólóst).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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молосто́в (molostóvm inan (genitive молоства́, nominative plural молоствы́, genitive plural молоство́в)

  1. (dialectal) a pot wrapped into birchbark for shaking butter

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молост”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress