fost

Hungarian

Etymology

fos +‎ -t

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfoʃt]
  • Hyphenation: fost

Noun

fost

  1. accusative singular of fos

Maltese

Etymology

Probably from Arabic فِي وَسْطِ‎ (fī wasṭi, “in the middle [of]”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔst/

Preposition

fost

  1. among

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of fi. Probably formed from fuse, the simple perfect tense, as with *post (pus) from puse for the verb pune.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fost]

Participle

fost (past participle of fi)

  1. been
    Am fost la București.
    I have been to Bucharest.
  2. (as an adjective, of someone who had a feature, degree, function, name, etc. which they no longer possess) former

Declension
declension of fost
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite fost fostă foști foste
definite fostul fosta foștii fostele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite fost foste foști foste
definite fostului fostei foștilor fostelor

Noun

fost m (plural foști, feminine equivalent fostă)

  1. ex-boyfriend

Usage notes

When used as a noun, fost is generally used in the definite form fostul.

Declension
declension of fost
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) fost fostul (niște) foști foștii
genitive/dative (unui) fost fostului (unor) foști foștilor
vocative fostule foștilor

Vilamovian

Proper noun

fost f

  1. Lent
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