старшынства

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• staršynstva — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

старшыня́ (staršynjá, “chairman”) +‎ -ства (-stva). Compare Russian старши́нство (staršínstvo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [starˈʂɨnstva]

Noun

старшы́нства • (staršýnstva) n inan (genitive старшы́нства, uncountable)

1. chairmanship

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with старшынство́ (staršynstvó, “seniority”).

Declension

Declension of старшы́нства (inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	старшы́нства staršýnstva
genitive	старшы́нства staršýnstva
dative	старшы́нству staršýnstvu
accusative	старшы́нства staršýnstva
instrumental	старшы́нствам staršýnstvam
locative	старшы́нстве staršýnstvje

References

• “старшынства”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “старшынства” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org