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Belarusian
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Russian старшинство́ (staršinstvó), as *-інство́ (*-instvó) or *-ынство́ (*-ynstvó) is not a productive suffix in Belarusian. Compare Polish starszeństwo.
Pronunciation
Noun
старшынство́ • (staršynstvó) n inan (genitive старшынства́, uncountable)
- seniority
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with старшы́нства (staršýnstva, “chairmanship”).
Declension
Declension of старшынство́ (inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-d)
References
- “старшынство”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “старшынство” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org