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Belarusian
Etymology
цэ́хавы (céxavy) + -шчы́на (-ščýna). Compare Russian цеховщи́на (cexovščína).
Pronunciation
Noun
цэхаўшчы́на • (cexaŭščýna) f inan (genitive цэхаўшчы́ны, uncountable)
- (colloquial) closed-mindedness, narrowness within the limits of one's profession
Declension
Declension of цэхаўшчы́на (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
References
- “цэхаўшчына”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “цэхаўшчына” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org