-шество

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Russian

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Etymology

Rebracketed from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo following roots ending in х and ш.

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-шество or -шество́ (-šestvo or -šestvón

  1. Alternative form of -ство (-stvo): -hood, -ness, -ity
    но́вый (nóvyj, new) + ‎-шество (-šestvo) → ‎но́вшество (nóvšestvo, innovation, novelty)
    пир (pir, feast, banquet) + ‎-шество (-šestvo) → ‎пи́ршество (píršestvo, revelry)

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