старшинство
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Russian
Etymology 1
ста́рший (stáršij) + -инство́ (-instvó)
Pronunciation
Noun
старшинство́ • (staršinstvó) n inan (genitive старшинства́, uncountable)
- seniority
- (programming) precedence (of operators)
Declension
Declension of старшинство́ (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | старшинство́ staršinstvó |
| genitive | старшинства́ staršinstvá |
| dative | старшинству́ staršinstvú |
| accusative | старшинство́ staršinstvó |
| instrumental | старшинство́м staršinstvóm |
| prepositional | старшинстве́ staršinstvé |
Etymology 2
старшина́ (staršiná) + -ство (-stvo)
Pronunciation
Noun
старши́нство • (staršínstvo) n inan (genitive старши́нства, nominative plural старши́нства, genitive plural старши́нств)
- (literary, military) position or rank of a sergeant major
- (literary, prerevolutionary Russia) position or rank of a foreman
Declension
Declension of старши́нство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | старши́нство staršínstvo |
старши́нства staršínstva |
| genitive | старши́нства staršínstva |
старши́нств staršínstv |
| dative | старши́нству staršínstvu |
старши́нствам staršínstvam |
| accusative | старши́нство staršínstvo |
старши́нства staršínstva |
| instrumental | старши́нством staršínstvom |
старши́нствами staršínstvami |
| prepositional | старши́нстве staršínstve |
старши́нствах staršínstvax |
Related terms
- ста́рший (stáršij), ста́ршая (stáršaja)
- старшина́ (staršiná)
- ста́рый (stáryj), ста́рость (stárostʹ)
- стари́к (starík), ста́рец (stárec), старичо́к (staričók)
- старе́ть impf (starétʹ), постаре́ть pf (postarétʹ)
- ста́рить impf (stáritʹ), соста́рить pf (sostáritʹ)
- старе́ние (starénije)
- старина́ (stariná), стари́нка (starínka)
- старе́йшина (staréjšina)
- ста́рческий (stárčeskij)
- старико́вский (starikóvskij)