-ство

Belarusian

Suffix

-ство́ • (-stvó)

  1. Stressed variant of -ства (-stva).

Derived terms

Category Belarusian words suffixed with -ство not found

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -ество (-estvo)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Pronunciation

  • -ство: IPA(key): [stvə]
  • -ство́: IPA(key): [ˈstvo]

Suffix

-ство or -ство́ • (-stvo or -stvó) n

  1. -hood, -ness, -ity (suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state).

Declension

Declension of -ство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a/b) 
singular plural
nominative -ство, -ство́
-stvo, -stvó		 -ства, -ства́
-stva, -stvá
genitive -ства, -ства́
-stva, -stvá		 -ств
-stv
dative -ству, -ству́
-stvu, -stvú		 -ствам, -ства́м
-stvam, -stvám
accusative -ство, -ство́
-stvo, -stvó		 -ства, -ства́
-stva, -stvá
instrumental -ством, -ство́м
-stvom, -stvóm		 -ствами, -ства́ми
-stvami, -stvámi
prepositional -стве, -стве́
-stve, -stvé		 -ствах, -ства́х
-stvax, -stváx
Pre-reform declension of -ство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a/b) 
singular plural
nominative -ство, -ство́
-stvo, -stvó		 -ства, -ства́
-stva, -stvá
genitive -ства, -ства́
-stva, -stvá		 -ствъ
-stv
dative -ству, -ству́
-stvu, -stvú		 -ствамъ, -ства́мъ
-stvam, -stvám
accusative -ство, -ство́
-stvo, -stvó		 -ства, -ства́
-stva, -stvá
instrumental -ствомъ, -ство́мъ
-stvom, -stvóm		 -ствами, -ства́ми
-stvami, -stvámi
prepositional -ствѣ, -ствѣ́
-stvě, -stvě́		 -ствахъ, -ства́хъ
-stvax, -stváx

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Suffix

-ство (Latin spelling -stvo)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or a state. Corresponding to English -hood or -ness.

Derived terms

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