корысть

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian користь (korystʹ) or Belarusian кары́сць (karýscʹ), instead of expected *користь (*koristʹ), from Proto-Slavic *koristь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈrɨsʲtʲ]

Noun

коры́сть • (korýstʹ) f inan (genitive коры́сти, nominative plural коры́сти, genitive plural коры́стей)

  1. gain, profit; self-interest, greed

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Further reading

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