большинство
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Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
бо́льше (bólʹše) + -инство́ (-instvó)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
большинство́ • (bolʹšinstvó) n inan (genitive большинства́, uncountable)
- majority, most
- Antonym: меньшинство́ (menʹšinstvó)
- 1899, Лев Толстой, “Часть I. Глава V”, in Воскресенье; English translation from William E. Smith, transl., Resurrection, 1900:
- Если бы его спросили, почему он считает себя выше большинства людей, он не мог бы ответить, так как вся его жизнь не являла никаких особенных достоинств.
- Jesli by jevo sprosili, počemu on sčitajet sebja vyše bolʹšinstva ljudej, on ne mog by otvetitʹ, tak kak vsja jevo žiznʹ ne javljala nikakix osobennyx dostoinstv.
- If he were asked why he considered himself above the majority of people he would not be able to answer, as there was nothing in his life transcending the commonplace.
Declension[edit]
Declension of большинство́ (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b)
singular | |
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nominative | большинство́ bolʹšinstvó |
genitive | большинства́ bolʹšinstvá |
dative | большинству́ bolʹšinstvú |
accusative | большинство́ bolʹšinstvó |
instrumental | большинство́м bolʹšinstvóm |
prepositional | большинстве́ bolʹšinstvé |
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