-ства

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Belarusian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Suffix[edit]

-ства • (-stva)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Belarusian terms suffixed with -ства
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