обстоятельство

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Russian

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Etymology

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From обстоя́ть (obstojátʹ) +‎ -тельство (-telʹstvo), a calque of French circonstance

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐpstɐˈjætʲɪlʲstvə]
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Noun

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обстоя́тельство (obstojátelʹstvon inan (genitive обстоя́тельства, nominative plural обстоя́тельства, genitive plural обстоя́тельств)

  1. circumstance (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  2. (grammar, linguistics) adverbial modifier, adverb, adjunct

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