златоуст

Russian

Etymology

From old Russian (Slavic) terms злато́й (zlatój, golden) or зла́то (zláto, gold) and уста́ (ustá, mouth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zlətɐˈust]

Noun

златоу́ст (zlatoúst) m anim (genitive златоу́ста, nominative plural златоу́сты, genitive plural златоу́стов)

  1. (archaic, now ironic) eloquent orator, silver-tongued orator, master of rhetoric
    Иоа́нн ЗлатоустIoánn ZlatoustJohn Chrysostom

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

злато- + уста

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zlatǒust/
  • Hyphenation: зла‧то‧уст

Adjective

злато̀уст (definite злато̀устӣ, Latin spelling zlatòust)

  1. silver-tongued, mellifluous, honey-mouthed

Declension

References

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