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Russian
Etymology
свинья́ (svinʹjá) + -ство (-stvo)
Pronunciation
Noun
сви́нство • (svínstvo) n inan (genitive сви́нства, nominative plural сви́нства, genitive plural свинств)
- (colloquial) swinishness, piggishness, piggery, rudeness
- (colloquial) dirtiness, flagrant untidiness
- (colloquial) meanness, mean/base nature
- (colloquial) mean/low-down trick
- любопы́тство не порок, но большо́е сви́нство ― ljubopýtstvo ne porok, no bolʹšóje svínstvo ― curiosity is no disgrace but it is a great inconvenience
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From свиня́ (svynjá, “pig”, noun) + -ство (-stvo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: свин‧ство
Noun
сви́нство • (svýnstvo) n inan (genitive сви́нства, nominative plural сви́нства, genitive plural свинств) (colloquial)
- swinishness, piggishness
- Будь норма́льним, не пока́зуй свого́ сви́нства. ― Budʹ normálʹnym, ne pokázuj svohó svýnstva. ― Be normal, don't show your swinishness.
- dirtiness
- Яке ж сви́нство в те́бе на столі́! ― Jake ž svýnstvo v tébe na stolí! ― What a dirtiness you've got on your table!
Declension
Declension of сви́нство (inan hard neut-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “свинство”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “свинство”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “свинство”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “свинство”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “свинство”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)