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Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish mieszczaństwo. Analyzable as міщан(и́н) (miščan(ýn)) + -ство (-stvo). Compare Russian меща́нство (meščánstvo), Belarusian мяшча́нства (mjaščánstva).
Pronunciation
Noun
міща́нство • (miščánstvo) n inan (genitive міща́нства, uncountable)
- (historical) petite bourgeoisie, urban lower middle class (social estate in the Russian Empire)
- (figurative, derogatory) narrowmindedness, philistinism, babbittry
- Synonyms: обива́тельщина f (obyvátelʹščyna), філі́стерство n (filísterstvo)
Declension
Declension of міща́нство
(inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)
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singular
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nominative
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міща́нство miščánstvo
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genitive
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міща́нства miščánstva
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dative
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міща́нству miščánstvu
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accusative
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міща́нство miščánstvo
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instrumental
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міща́нством miščánstvom
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locative
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міща́нстві miščánstvi
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vocative
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міща́нство miščánstvo
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “міщанство”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “міщанство”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “міщанство”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “міщанство”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “міщанство”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)