прелест

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perlьstь (allure). Compare Old Church Slavonic прѣльсть (prělĭstĭ, trickery, deceit, allure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɛlʲɛs(t)]

Noun

пре́лест (prélest) f (related adjective пре́лестен)

  1. (dated) allure, attractiveness, seducability
    Synonyms: примамли́вост (primamlívost), привлека́телност (privlekátelnost), обая́ние (obajánie)
  2. charm, enchantment
    Synonyms: чар (čar), ома́я (omája), съблазни́телност (sǎblaznítelnost)
  3. beauty, gorgeousness, splendor
    Synonyms: красота́ (krasotá), ху́бост (húbost), (dialectal) ле́пост (lépost), изя́щество (izjáštestvo)

Declension

  • лъст (lǎst, seducability, allure)
  • прелъсти́тел m (prelǎstítel), прелъсти́телка m (prelǎstítelka, seducer)

References

  • прелест in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • прелест in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
  • прѣльсть in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɛlɛst]

Noun

прелест (prelest) f

  1. (literary) beauty, splendor

Declension

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