меньшинство

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Russian

Etymology

From ме́ньше (ménʹše) +‎ -инство́ (-instvó), calque of French minorité.

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Noun

меньшинство́ • (menʹšinstvó) n inan (genitive меньшинства́, nominative plural меньши́нства, genitive plural меньши́нств)

  1. minority (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
    Antonym: большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó)

Declension

Declension of меньшинство́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d) 
singular plural
nominative меньшинство́
menʹšinstvó 		меньши́нства
menʹšínstva
genitive меньшинства́
menʹšinstvá 		меньши́нств
menʹšínstv
dative меньшинству́
menʹšinstvú 		меньши́нствам
menʹšínstvam
accusative меньшинство́
menʹšinstvó 		меньши́нства
menʹšínstva
instrumental меньшинство́м
menʹšinstvóm 		меньши́нствами
menʹšínstvami
prepositional меньшинстве́
menʹšinstvé 		меньши́нствах
menʹšínstvax
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