товариство
Ukrainian
Etymology
това́риш (továryš, “fellow, comrade, companion”) + -ство (-stvo, “-ship”). Compare Polish towarzystwo, Belarusian тавары́ства (tavarýstva).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɔʋɐˈrɪstwɔ]
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Noun
товари́ство • (tovarýstvo) n inan (genitive товари́ства, nominative plural товари́ства, genitive plural товари́ств)
- informal group of people with a common purpose: partnership, fellowship, company, camaraderie
- institution that is a corporate person: association, society, company
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | товари́ство tovarýstvo |
товари́ства tovarýstva |
| genitive | товари́ства tovarýstva |
товари́ств tovarýstv |
| dative | товари́ству tovarýstvu |
товари́ствам tovarýstvam |
| accusative | товари́ство tovarýstvo |
товари́ства tovarýstva |
| instrumental | товари́ством tovarýstvom |
товари́ствами tovarýstvamy |
| locative | товари́стві tovarýstvi |
товари́ствах tovarýstvax |
| vocative | товари́ство tovarýstvo |
товари́ства tovarýstva |
Derived terms
- акціоне́рне товари́ство n (akcionérne tovarýstvo, “joint-stock company”)
- співтовари́ство n (spivtovarýstvo, “community”)
Related terms
- товаришування (tovaryšuvannja) sense of togetherness: fellow-feeling, camaraderie, fellowship, companionship, esprit de corps, team spirit
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “товариство”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “товариство”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)