кумівство

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From кум (kum) +‎ -ів (-iv) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation

Noun

кумі́вство (kumívstvon inan (genitive кумі́вства, uncountable)

  1. relationship of godparents
  2. nepotism, cronyism

Declension

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “кумівство”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN