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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pošьstь. Cognate with Belarusian по́шасць (póšascʹ), Serbo-Croatian по̏ша̄ст.
Pronunciation
Noun
по́шесть • (póšestʹ) f inan (genitive по́шесті or по́шести, nominative plural по́шесті, genitive plural по́шестей, relational adjective по́шесний)
- epidemic
- (figuratively) epidemic (the spreading of an idea or belief)
Declension
Declension of по́шесть (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “по́шесть”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 547
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пошесть”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka