цікавість

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From ціка́вий (cikávyj) +‎ -ість (-istʹ). Compare Belarusian ціка́васць (cikávascʹ), Polish ciekawość.

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Noun

ціка́вість (cikávistʹf inan (genitive ціка́вості or ціка́вости, uncountable)

  1. curiosity (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring)
    Synonym: допи́тливість f (dopýtlyvistʹ)
  2. interest (great attention paid to something)
    Synonym: інтере́с m (interés)
  3. interestingness

Declension

Declension of ціка́вість
(inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a і-о)
singular
nominative ціка́вість
cikávistʹ
genitive ціка́вості, ціка́вости
cikávosti, cikávosty
dative ціка́вості
cikávosti
accusative ціка́вість
cikávistʹ
instrumental ціка́вістю
cikávistju
locative ціка́вості
cikávosti
vocative ціка́восте
cikávoste

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