весть

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vʲesʲtʲ]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věstь.

Noun

весть • (vestʹ) f inan (genitive ве́сти, nominative plural ве́сти, genitive plural весте́й, diminutive ве́сточка)

  1. news, piece of news, message; tidings
    пропа́сть бе́з вести ― propástʹ béz vesti ― to go missing (without a trace / unaccounted for)
    Ма́рко отовсю́ду несёт ему́ весте́й. ― Márko otovsjúdu nesjót jemú vestéj. ― Marco brings him news from everywhere.
  2. (in the plural) news (presentation of news, e.g. on television)
Declension
Declension of весть (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e) 
singular plural
nominative ве́сть
véstʹ		 ве́сти
vésti
genitive ве́сти
vésti		 весте́й
vestéj
dative ве́сти
vésti		 вестя́м
vestjám
accusative ве́сть
véstʹ		 ве́сти
vésti
instrumental ве́стью
véstʹju		 вестя́ми
vestjámi
prepositional ве́сти
vésti		 вестя́х
vestjáx
Descendants
  • → Finnish: viesti
  • → Ingrian: veesti

Etymology 2

Third-person singular present of Old Church Slavonic вѣдѣти (věděti, “to know”).

Verb

весть • (vestʹ)

  1. (God) knows: only used in expressions, often with бог (box)
    Synonyms: зна́ет (znájet), ве́дает (védajet)
    Бог весть куда́ мо́гут привести́ таки́е мы́сли. ― Box vestʹ kudá mógut privestí takíje mýsli. ― God knows where these thoughts/ideas may take you (to).
Derived terms

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