духовенство

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Polish duchowieństwo, a calque of German Geistlichkeit. By surface analysis, духо́вный (duxóvnyj) +‎ -ство (-stvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʊxɐˈvʲenstvə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

духове́нство • (duxovénstvo) n inan (genitive духове́нства, nominative plural духове́нства, genitive plural духове́нств)

  1. clergy, priesthood

Declension

Declension of духове́нство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative духове́нство
duxovénstvo 		духове́нства
duxovénstva
genitive духове́нства
duxovénstva 		духове́нств
duxovénstv
dative духове́нству
duxovénstvu 		духове́нствам
duxovénstvam
accusative духове́нство
duxovénstvo 		духове́нства
duxovénstva
instrumental духове́нством
duxovénstvom 		духове́нствами
duxovénstvami
prepositional духове́нстве
duxovénstve 		духове́нствах
duxovénstvax

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian дꙋхове́нство (duxovénstvo), from Middle Polish duchowieństwo, a calque of German Geistlichkeit; possibly, later reborrowed from Russian духове́нство (duxovénstvo). By surface analysis, духо́вний (duxóvnyj) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʊxɔˈʋɛnstwɔ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

духове́нство • (duxovénstvo) n inan (genitive духове́нства, uncountable)

  1. (religion) clergy, priesthood
    Synonyms: духівни́цтво (duxivnýctvo), свяще́нство (svjaščénstvo)

Declension

Declension of духове́нство
(inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)
singular
nominative духове́нство
duxovénstvo
genitive духове́нства
duxovénstva
dative духове́нству
duxovénstvu
accusative духове́нство
duxovénstvo
instrumental духове́нством
duxovénstvom
locative духове́нстві
duxovénstvi
vocative духове́нство
duxovénstvo

References

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