графство

Russian

Etymology

граф (graf, “count, earl”) +‎ -ство (-stvo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrafstvə]

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Noun

гра́фство • (gráfstvo) n inan (genitive гра́фства, nominative plural гра́фства, genitive plural графств)

1. (historical) county, earldom (the territory ruled by a feudal count or earl)
2. (historical) countdom, earldom (the noble rank of being a count or earl)
3. (government) county, shire (an administrative subdivision in Britain, Ireland, or Liberia)
4. (government, dated) county (an administrative subdivision in the USA or Canada)

   Synonym: (modern terminology) о́круг (ókrug)

Declension

Declension of гра́фство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	гра́фство gráfstvo	гра́фства gráfstva
genitive	гра́фства gráfstva	гра́фств gráfstv
dative	гра́фству gráfstvu	гра́фствам gráfstvam
accusative	гра́фство gráfstvo	гра́фства gráfstva
instrumental	гра́фством gráfstvom	гра́фствами gráfstvami
prepositional	гра́фстве gráfstve	гра́фствах gráfstvax

Pre-reform declension of гра́фство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	гра́фство gráfstvo	гра́фства gráfstva
genitive	гра́фства gráfstva	гра́фствъ gráfstv
dative	гра́фству gráfstvu	гра́фствамъ gráfstvam
accusative	гра́фство gráfstvo	гра́фства gráfstva
instrumental	гра́фствомъ gráfstvom	гра́фствами gráfstvami
prepositional	гра́фствѣ gráfstvě	гра́фствахъ gráfstvax

Related terms

• граф (graf)
• графи́ня (grafínja)
• гра́фский (gráfskij)