дедовщина
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Russian
Etymology
From the army slang дед (ded, “old-timer”) + -овщина (-ovščina).
Pronunciation
Noun
дедовщи́на • (dedovščína) f inan (genitive дедовщи́ны, nominative plural дедовщи́ны, genitive plural дедовщи́н)
Declension
Declension of дедовщи́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дедовщи́на dedovščína |
дедовщи́ны dedovščíny |
| genitive | дедовщи́ны dedovščíny |
дедовщи́н dedovščín |
| dative | дедовщи́не dedovščíne |
дедовщи́нам dedovščínam |
| accusative | дедовщи́ну dedovščínu |
дедовщи́ны dedovščíny |
| instrumental | дедовщи́ной, дедовщи́ною dedovščínoj, dedovščínoju |
дедовщи́нами dedovščínami |
| prepositional | дедовщи́не dedovščíne |
дедовщи́нах dedovščínax |
Related terms
- петушить (petušitʹ)
Descendants
- → English: dedovshchina