безотцовщина

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Russian

Etymology

без- (bez-) +‎ оте́ц (otéc) +‎ -о́вщина (-óvščina)[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

безотцо́вщина (bezotcóvščinaf inan (genitive безотцо́вщины, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) fatherlessness

Declension

Noun

безотцо́вщина (bezotcóvščinam anim or f anim (genitive безотцо́вщины, nominative plural безотцо́вщины, genitive plural безотцо́вщин)

  1. (colloquial) fatherless child
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) uneducated person; without a senior, superior, sensei

Declension

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