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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic ростъ (rostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orstъ. Synchronically derivable as deverbal from расти́ (rastí, to grow); note that stem-stressed forms of this verb begin with рос- (ros-).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rost]
  • (file)

Noun edit

рост (rostm inan (genitive ро́ста, nominative plural роста́, genitive plural росто́в, relational adjective ростово́й, diminutive росто́чек)

  1. growth (in a living organism)
  2. growth, increase, rise (in a quantity, price, etc.)
  3. height, stature
    высо́кого / большо́го ро́стаvysókovo / bolʹšóvo róstatall, of large stature
    ни́зкого / ма́ленького / невысо́кого / небольшо́го ро́стаnízkovo / málenʹkovo / nevysókovo / nebolʹšóvo róstashort, small in stature

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Tajik edit

Etymology edit

From Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (r-a-s-t), from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós, from *h₃reǵ-. Compare Ossetian раст (rast).

Adjective edit

Dari راست
Iranian Persian
Tajik рост

рост (rost)

  1. right
  2. straight

Yagnobi edit

Etymology edit

From Tajik.

Adjective edit

рост (rost)

  1. right
  2. straight