устав

Bulgarian

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Old Church Slavonic оуставъ (ustavŭ)?”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈustɐf]

Noun

у́став • (ústav) m

1. statute, rules, bylaws, regulations, standing orders, organization chart, charter
2. (military) training regulations, field manual
3. ustav

Declension

Declension of у́став

	singular	plural
indefinite	у́став ústav	у́стави ústavi
definite (subject form)	у́ставът ústavǎt	у́ставите ústavite
definite (object form)	у́става ústava
count form	—	у́става ústava

Macedonian

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Old Church Slavonic оуставъ (ustavŭ)?”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈustaf]

Noun

устав • (ustav) m (plural устави, relational adjective уставен)

1. constitution

Declension

Declension of устав

	singular	plural
indefinite	устав (ustav)	устави (ustavi)
definite unspecified	уставот (ustavot)	уставите (ustavite)
definite proximal	уставов (ustavov)	уставиве (ustavive)
definite distal	уставон (ustavon)	уставине (ustavine)
vocative	уставу (ustavu)	устави (ustavi)
count form	—	устава (ustava)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈstaf]

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Old Church Slavonic оуставъ (ustavŭ)?”

Noun

уста́в • (ustáv) m inan (genitive уста́ва, nominative plural уста́вы, genitive plural уста́вов)

1. regulations, statute, charter, manual

   арме́йский уста́в, во́инский уста́в ― arméjskij ustáv, vóinskij ustáv ― army regulations

   уста́в ОО́Н ― ustáv OÓN ― UNO Charter; Charter of the United Nations

   боево́й уста́в ― bojevój ustáv ― training regulations; field manual

   полево́й уста́в ― polevój ustáv ― field service regulations

   строево́й уста́в ― strojevój ustáv ― drill regulations

   В чужо́й монасты́рь со свои́м уста́вом не хо́дят (proverb)

   V čužój monastýrʹ so svoím ustávom ne xódjat

   when in Rome, do as the Romans do

   (literally, “You don't go to another monastery with your own charter”)

2. ustav

Declension

Declension of уста́в (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	уста́в ustáv	уста́вы ustávy
genitive	уста́ва ustáva	уста́вов ustávov
dative	уста́ву ustávu	уста́вам ustávam
accusative	уста́в ustáv	уста́вы ustávy
instrumental	уста́вом ustávom	уста́вами ustávami
prepositional	уста́ве ustáve	уста́вах ustávax

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

уста́в • (ustáv)

1. short past adverbial perfective participle of уста́ть (ustátʹ): having been tired

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From у- +‎ став.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûstaːʋ/
• Hyphenation: у‧став

Noun

у̏ста̄в m inan (Latin spelling ȕstāv)

1. constitution
2. ustav

Declension

Declension of устав

	singular	plural
nominative	устав	устави
genitive	устава	устава
dative	уставу	уставима
accusative	устав	уставе
vocative	уставе	устави
locative	уставу	уставима
instrumental	уставом	уставима

References

• “устав”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025