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Belarusian
Etymology
By surface analysis, *знава́ць (*znavácʹ) (as seen in imperfective forms such as пазнава́ць (paznavácʹ)) or зна́вец (znávjec) + -ства (-stva). Most likely borrowed from Polish znawstwo.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-зна́ўства • (-znáŭstva)
- suffix added to mean "science", "studies", or "art" of something
- мо́ва (móva, “language”) + -знаўства (-znaŭstva) → мовазна́ўства (movaznáŭstva, “linguistics”, literally “language science”)
- грамада́ (hramadá, “community”) + -знаўства (-znaŭstva) → грамадазна́ўства (hramadaznáŭstva, “social science”)
Usage notes
- зна́ўства (znáŭstva) is not used as a standalone word. The standard Belarusian word for "science" is наву́ка (navúka).
Declension
Declension of -зна́ўства (inan hard neut-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
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