рэшта

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian решта (rešta). Compare Polish reszta and Ukrainian решта (rešta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛʂta]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

рэ́шта • (réštaf inan (genitive рэ́шты, nominative plural рэ́шты, genitive plural рэшт or рэ́штаў, relational adjective рэ́шткавы, diminutive рэ́штка)

  1. rest, remainder (that which is left over)
    Synonym: аста́ча (astáča)
  2. change (balance of money returned to a purchaser who handed over more than the exact price)
    Synonym: зда́ча (zdáča)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2010), “решта”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 30 (ралецъ – рушать), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 100
  • рэшта”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • рэшта” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org