бедность

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Russian

Etymology

From бе́дный (bédnyj, poor) +‎ -ость (-ostʹ, -ness).

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Noun

бе́дность (bédnostʹf inan (genitive бе́дности, uncountable)

  1. poverty, poorness
  2. indigence, penury

Declension