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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starostь. By surface analysis, старий (staryj, “able, capable”) + -ість (-istʹ). Compare Russian старость (starostʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ста́рість • (stáristʹ) f inan (genitive ста́рості or ста́рости, uncountable)
- senility, oldness, anility
Declension
Declension of ста́рість (inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a і-о)
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