# мост
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ. Cognate with Russian мост (most).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [most]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мост • (most) m inan (genitive мо́ста, nominative plural масты́, genitive plural масто́ў, relational adjective маставы́, diminutive мо́сцік)
* bridge

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “мост” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic мостъ (mostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɔst]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мост • (most) m
* bridge (a construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
* (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
* axle
* (gymnastics, dance) backbend

#### Declension

$^1$Dialectal.

### References

* “мост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “мост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɔst]
* Hyphenation: мост

### Noun

мост • (most) m (plural мостови, diminutive мовче or мосте)
* bridge
* (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
* (gymnastics) bridge, backbend
* (figurative) connection, link

#### Declension
### References

* “мост” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak most, from Proto-Slavic *mostъ. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn міст (mist), муст (must) and Slovak most.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɔst]
* Rhymes: -ɔst
* Hyphenation: мост

### Noun

мост (most) m inan (diminutive мосцик, related adjective мостов)
* bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
    рухоми мост ― ruxomi most ― drawbridge
    мост прейґ рики ― most prejg riki ― a bridge over the river
* bridge (arch or superstructure)
* (also figuratively) bridge (a connection)
    Synonym: вяза (vjaza)
    воздушни мост ― vozdušni most ― airbridge
* (dentistry) bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)

#### Related terms

* мостарина f (mostarina)
* мостобран m inan (mostobran)

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “мост”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “bridge”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 43

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* мостъ (most) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мостъ (mostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [most]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мост • (most) m inan (genitive моста́ or мо́ста$^*$, nominative plural мосты́, genitive plural мосто́в, relational adjective мостово́й, diminutive мо́стик or мосто́к) (* The alternative stress patterns in the singular "мо́ста", "мо́сту", "мо́стом", "мо́сте" are less common.)
* bridge
** 1899, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], chapter V, in Новая дача; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The New Villa, 1918:К мосту́ давно́ пригляде́лись, и уже́ тру́дно бы́ло предста́вить себе́ ре́ку на э́том ме́сте без моста́.K mostú davnó prigljadélisʹ, i užé trúdno býlo predstávitʹ sebé réku na étom méste bez mostá.The peasants had long ago grown used to the sight of the bridge, and it was difficult to imagine the river at that place without a bridge.
* (dentistry) bridge (a prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
* axle
* (gymnastics, dance) backbend

#### Declension

$^*$The alternative stress patterns in the singular "мо́ста", "мо́сту", "мо́стом", "мо́сте" are less common.

#### Related terms

* мостова́я f (mostovája)
* зама́щивать impf (zamáščivatʹ), замости́ть pf (zamostítʹ)
* мости́ть impf (mostítʹ), вы́мостить pf (výmostitʹ)
* помо́ст m (pomóst), телемо́ст m (telemóst)

#### Descendants

* → Kildin Sami: мо̄сст (mōsst)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /môːst/

### Noun

мо̑ст m (Latin spelling mȏst)
* bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

#### Derived terms

* моста̀рина
* мо̀стац
* мо̀стити
* мо̀стић

## Tajik
### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian مَاسْت (māst).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /most/, [mɔst̪]

### Noun

мост • (most) (Persian spelling ماست)
* yogurt, yoghurt
    Synonym: ҷурғот (jurġot)

### Further reading

* мост on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{tg}$
* “мост”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024