-ства

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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  • -цтва (-ctva)when added to a word ending in -т, -ц(ь), or -к
  • -ство́ (-stvó)when stressed

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo. Cognate with Russian -ство (-stvo), Polish -stwo.

Suffix

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-ства (-stva)

  1. Used to form abstract nouns; -kind, -hood, -dom.
    чалаве́к (čalavjék, man) + ‎-ства (-stva) → ‎чалаве́цтва (čalavjéctva, mankind)

Derived terms

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