Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• (Glagolitic): ⰳⱁⱄⱅⱐ ‎(gostĭ)

Noun

гость • ‎(gostĭ) m

1. guest

Descendants

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡosʲtʲ]

Noun

гость • ‎(gostʹ) m anim ‎(genitive го́стя, nominative plural го́сти, genitive plural госте́й, feminine го́стья)

1. guest, visitor

   идти́ в го́сти‎ ― idtí v gósti ― to go visiting

   быть в гостя́х у кого́-либо‎ ― bytʹ v gostjáx u kovó-libo ― to be a guest of someone

2. (obsolete) merchant

Usage notes

• Гость ‎(Gostʹ) may refer to a guest of either gender, but is always a masculine noun; any adjectives modifying it must be masculine, as must any pronouns referring back to it.

Declension

Derived terms

• гостево́й ‎(gostevój)
• гости́ный ‎(gostínyj)
• гости́ная ‎(gostínaja)
• гости́ть ‎(gostítʹ)

Related terms

• го́стья ‎(góstʹja)

See also

• в гостя́х хорошо́, а до́ма лу́чше ‎(v gostjáx xorošó, a dóma lúčše)