крест

Russian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic крьстъ (krĭstŭ), from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ. Doublet of крёст (krjost), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krʲest]
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Noun

крест • (krest) m inan or m anim or f anim (genitive креста́, nominative plural кресты́, genitive plural кресто́в, related adjective крестово́й or кресто́вый or крёстный or кре́стный, diminutive кре́стик)

  1. cross
    крест-на́крест ― krest-nákrest ― crosswise
    вот те крест ― vot te krest ― cross my heart
  2. (criminal slang, animate) thief

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