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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic ростъ (rostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orstъ. Synchronically derivable as deverbal from расти́ (rastí, to grow); note that stem-stressed forms of this verb begin with рос- (ros-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rost]
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Noun

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рост (rostm inan (genitive ро́ста, nominative plural роста́, genitive plural росто́в, relational adjective ростово́й, diminutive росто́чек)

  1. growth (in a living organism)
  2. growth, increase, rise (in a quantity, price, etc.)
  3. height, stature
    высо́кого / большо́го ро́стаvysókovo / bolʹšóvo róstatall, of large stature
    ни́зкого / ма́ленького / невысо́кого / небольшо́го ро́стаnízkovo / málenʹkovo / nevysókovo / nebolʹšóvo róstashort, small in stature

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Tajik

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Etymology

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From Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (r-a-s-t), from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós, from *h₃reǵ-. Compare Ossetian раст (rast).

Adjective

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Dari راست
Iranian Persian
Tajik рост

рост (rost)

  1. right
  2. straight

Yagnobi

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Etymology

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From Tajik.

Adjective

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рост (rost)

  1. right
  2. straight