большасць

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From бо́льшы (bólʹšy, bigger) +‎ -асць (-ascʹ, -ness). Possibly a calque of Polish większość, in turn a calque of Latin māiōritās. Compare Ukrainian бі́льшість (bílʹšistʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbolʲʂasʲt͡sʲ]
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Noun

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бо́льшасць (bólʹšascʹf inan (genitive бо́льшасці, uncountable)

  1. majority
    Antonym: ме́ншасць (mjénšascʹ)
    абсалю́тная бо́льшасцьabsaljútnaja bólʹšascʹabsolute majority
    бо́льшасць галасо́ўbólʹšascʹ halasóŭa majority of votes
    у бо́льшасці вы́падкаўu bólʹšasci výpadkaŭin the majority of cases
    перава́жная бо́льшасцьpjeravážnaja bólʹšascʹoverwhelming majority

Declension

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See also

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"-ity" words calqued from Latin

References

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