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пост

/[post]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    fast (period of restricted eating)
    • великий пост

      velikij postGreat Lent (lit. great fast)

  2. 2.
    post, office, appointment, position, job
  3. 3.
    picket, outpost, guard post, station
  4. 4.
    slangpost, message (online forums)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)
  • пости́ться
  • по́стный

Etymology

Old Russian and pre-Reform постъ (post), as it were Proto-Slavic *postъ, a loan from Old High German fasta (“fast”) (8th century, a feminine noun from the root of Proto-Germanic *fastāną), presumably first in this sense in Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastan), gloss of νηστεία (nēsteía).

Forms

  • postromanization
  • поста́genitive
  • постово́йadjective • relational
  • по́стаgenitive
Nominative
Singular
по́ст
Plural
посты́, по́сты
Genitive
Singular
поста́, по́ста
Plural
посто́в, по́стов
Dative
Singular
посту́, по́сту
Plural
поста́м, по́стам
Accusative
Singular
по́ст
Plural
посты́, по́сты
Instrumental
Singular
посто́м, по́стом
Plural
поста́ми, по́стами
Prepositional
Singular
посте́, по́сте
Plural
поста́х, по́стах
Locative
Singular
в посту́, в посте́, на посту́
Plural

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