milost

See also: milosť

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech milost, from Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪlost]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧lost

Noun

milost f

  1. mercy
    Synonym: slitování
  2. grace
  3. (law) pardon
  4. grace (A title for a member of nobility or a king)

Declension
Declension of milost (i-stem feminine)
singular plural
nominative milost milosti
genitive milosti milostí
dative milosti milostem
accusative milost milosti
vocative milosti milosti
locative milosti milostech
instrumental milostí milostmi

Derived terms

Further reading
  • milost in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • milost in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • milost in Internetová jazyková příručka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Noun

mȉlōst f (Cyrillic spelling ми̏ло̄ст)

  1. mercy, compassion, favour
    • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
      služit ćemo sasvim kraljevu velikost,
      listo nas ti sad prim u miru na milost.
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    • 1556, Petar Hektorović, Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje:
      Nikoga Bog odzgar razumom čestiti,
      Nikomu drugi dar i milost poskiti.
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    • 1630s, Ivan Gundulić, Osman:
      Nu ja ne znam put li oni
      od vrloće i od bjenja
      ali je bolji ali oni
      od milosti i proštenja.
  2. grace (especially divine)
    • 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
      Tva me milost sad usliši
      da se vera tvâ uzviši.
  3. (law) pardon

Declension
Declension of milost
singular plural
nominative milost milosti
genitive milosti milosti
dative milosti milostima
accusative milost milosti
vocative milosti milosti
locative milosti milostima
instrumental milosti / milošću milostima
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