міщанство

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Etymology

Borrowed from Polish mieszczaństwo. Analyzable as міщан(и́н) (miščan(ýn)) +‎ -ство (-stvo). Compare Russian меща́нство (meščánstvo), Belarusian мяшча́нства (mjaščánstva).

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Noun

міща́нство (miščánstvon inan (genitive міща́нства, uncountable)

  1. (historical) petite bourgeoisie, urban lower middle class (social estate in the Russian Empire)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) narrowmindedness, philistinism, babbittry
    Synonyms: обива́тельщина f (obyvátelʹščyna), філі́стерство n (filísterstvo)

Declension

Declension of міща́нство
(inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)
singular
nominative міща́нство
miščánstvo
genitive міща́нства
miščánstva
dative міща́нству
miščánstvu
accusative міща́нство
miščánstvo
instrumental міща́нством
miščánstvom
locative міща́нстві
miščánstvi
vocative міща́нство
miščánstvo

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