ханжество
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Russian
Etymology
ханжа́ (xanžá) + -ество (-estvo)
Pronunciation
Noun
ха́нжество • (xánžestvo) n inan (genitive ха́нжества, uncountable)
- hypocrisy, sanctimony, sanctimoniousness
- Synonyms: фарисе́йство (fariséjstvo), лицеме́рие (licemérije), неи́скренность (neískrennostʹ)
Declension
Declension of ха́нжество (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ха́нжество xánžestvo |
| genitive | ха́нжества xánžestva |
| dative | ха́нжеству xánžestvu |
| accusative | ха́нжество xánžestvo |
| instrumental | ха́нжеством xánžestvom |
| prepositional | ха́нжестве xánžestve |
Pre-reform declension of ха́нжество (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ха́нжество xánžestvo |
| genitive | ха́нжества xánžestva |
| dative | ха́нжеству xánžestvu |
| accusative | ха́нжество xánžestvo |
| instrumental | ха́нжествомъ xánžestvom |
| prepositional | ха́нжествѣ xánžestvě |
Related terms
- ханжа́ (xanžá)
- ха́нжеский (xánžeskij)
- ханжить (xanžitʹ)
- ханжески (xanžeski)
Further reading
- ханжество in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru