Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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

Noun

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сласть (slastĭf

  1. pleasure
  2. satisfaction
  3. sweetness

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Russian: сласть (slastʹ)

Russian

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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

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

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See also

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References

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