Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *solstь, from *sold- + *-tь.

Noun edit

сласть (slastĭf

  1. pleasure
  2. satisfaction
  3. sweetness

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Russian: сласть (slastʹ)

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic сласть (slastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *solstь. The native Old East Slavic *солость (*solostĭ) is unattested, but is the source of солости́ть (solostítʹ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

сласть (slastʹf inan (genitive сла́сти, nominative plural сла́сти, genitive plural сласте́й)

  1. (colloquial, rare) sweetness
  2. (colloquial) pleasure, enjoyment, candies
  3. (plural only) sweets

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

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