корист

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koristь, originally meaning loot, award (from a conquest). Compare Old Church Slavonic користь (koristĭ, “loot, booty, award”). Likely a deverbal noun from коря́ (korjá, “to reproach, to objurgate”) +‎ -ист (-ist). Alternatively, may reflect ко- (ko-, “such that”) +‎ ри́стя (rístja, “to hunt, to chase”) (dialectal) + -ь (-ʹ) (i-stem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔrist]

Noun

ко́рист • (kórist) f

1. interest, profit, gain, benefit

   Synonyms: обла́га (oblága), печа́лба (pečálba), изго́да (izgóda)

2. (by abstraction) self-interest, bias towards oneself, subjectivity

   Synonym: пристра́стие (pristrástie)

Inflection

Declension of ко́рист

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́рист kórist	ко́ристи kóristi
definite	користта́ koristtá	ко́ристите kóristite

Derived terms

• кори́стя (korístja, “to employ, to make use of”) (dialectal)
  • кори́стник (korístnik, “user, freeloader”) (dialectal)
• користолю́бие (koristoljúbie, “selfishness”)

References

• “корист”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “корист”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• користь in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koristь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɾist]

Noun

корист • (korist) f (relational adjective корисен)

1. benefit, advantage, use

Declension

Declension of корист

	singular
indefinite	корист (korist)
definite unspecified	користа (korista)
definite proximal	—
definite distal	—
vocative	корист (korist)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koristь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôriːst/
• Hyphenation: ко‧рист

Noun

ко̏рӣст f (Latin spelling kȍrīst)

1. benefit, advantage, use

Declension

Declension of корист

	singular	plural
nominative	корист	користи
genitive	користи	користи
dative	користи	користима
accusative	корист	користи
vocative	користи	користи
locative	користи	користима
instrumental	коришћу / користи	користима

Derived terms

• користан
• бескористан
• корисник
• кориснички

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ко̀риста (Bosnia, Serbia)
• хо̀рист, хо̀риста (Bosnia, Serbia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒrist/
• Hyphenation: ко‧рист

Noun

ко̀рист m (Latin spelling kòrist)

1. member of a chorus/choir; chorister

Declension

Declension of корист

	singular	plural
nominative	корист	користи
genitive	користа	користа
dative	користу	користима
accusative	користа	користе
vocative	користе	користи
locative	користу	користима
instrumental	користом	користима