весть

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vʲesʲtʲ]
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věstь.

Noun

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весть (vestʹf inan (genitive ве́сти, nominative plural ве́сти, genitive plural весте́й, diminutive ве́сточка)

  1. news, piece of news, message; tidings
    пропа́сть бе́з вестиpropástʹ béz vestito go missing (without a trace / unaccounted for)
    Ма́рко отовсю́ду несёт ему́ весте́й.Márko otovsjúdu nesjót jemú vestéj.Marco brings him news from everywhere.
  2. (in the plural) news (presentation of news, e.g. on television)
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Descendants
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  • Finnish: viesti
  • Ingrian: veesti

Etymology 2

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Third-person singular present of Old Church Slavonic вѣдѣти (věděti, to know).

Verb

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весть (vestʹ)

  1. (God) knows: only used in expressions, often with бог (box)
    Synonyms: зна́ет (znájet), ве́дает (védajet)
    Бог весть куда́ мо́гут привести́ таки́е мы́сли.Box vestʹ kudá mógut privestí takíje mýsli.God knows where these thoughts/ideas may take you (to).
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “весть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress