погост
Russian
Etymology
Deverbal from погости́ть (pogostítʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɐˈɡost]
Noun
пого́ст • (pogóst) m inan (genitive пого́ста, nominative plural пого́сты, genitive plural пого́стов)
- rural cemetery
- (dated) village church located away from the settlement, with a graveyard, its own land and a house for the clergy
- (historical, 10th century AD) coaching inn for princes and important church officials
- (historical) former administrative-territorial unit in Russia, up through the 18th century, consisting of several villages
- (historical) large village in the center of such an administrative-territorial unit
Declension
Declension of пого́ст (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- погости́ть (pogostítʹ)
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