рост
Russian
Alternative forms
- ростъ (rost) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [rost]
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Noun
рост • (rost) m inan (genitive ро́ста, nominative plural роста́, genitive plural росто́в, relational adjective ростово́й, diminutive росто́чек)
- growth (in a living organism)
- growth, increase, rise (in a quantity, price, etc.)
- height, stature
- высо́кого / большо́го ро́ста ― vysókovo / bolʹšóvo rósta ― tall, of large stature
- ни́зкого / ма́ленького / невысо́кого / небольшо́го ро́ста ― nízkovo / málenʹkovo / nevysókovo / nebolʹšóvo rósta ― short, small in stature
Declension
Synonyms
- разви́тие (razvítije), удлине́ние (udlinénije)
- повыше́ние (povyšénije), увеличе́ние (uveličénije)
Related terms
- росто́к (rostók)
- ростовщи́к (rostovščík)
- ро́слый (róslyj)
Tajik
Etymology
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).
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