множество
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic мъножьство (mŭnožĭstvo), from Proto-Slavic *mъnožьstvo, from *mъnogъ (“much, many”) + *-ьstvo.
Pronunciation
Noun
мно́жество • (mnóžestvo) n
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мно́жество mnóžestvo |
мно́жества mnóžestva |
| definite | мно́жеството mnóžestvoto |
мно́жествата mnóžestvata |
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъnožьstvo, from *mъnogъ (“much, many”) + *-ьstvo.
Pronunciation
Noun
множество • (množestvo) n
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | множество (množestvo) | множества (množestva) |
| definite unspecified | множеството (množestvoto) | множествата (množestvata) |
| definite proximal | множествово (množestvovo) | множествава (množestvava) |
| definite distal | множествоно (množestvono) | множествана (množestvana) |
| vocative | множество (množestvo) | множества (množestva) |
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn множество (množestvo), from Old Church Slavonic мъножьство (mŭnožĭstvo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mъnožьstvo.
Pronunciation
Noun
множество (množestvo) n
- multitude
- згирчело ше множество людзох ― zhirčelo še množestvo ljudzox ― a multitude of people gathered
- (set theory) set
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | множество (množestvo) | множества (množestva) |
| genitive | множества (množestva) | множествох (množestvox) |
| dative | множеству (množestvu) | множеством (množestvom) |
| accusative | множество (množestvo) | множества (množestva) |
| instrumental | множеством (množestvom) | множествами (množestvami) |
| locative | множестве (množestve) | множествох (množestvox) |
| vocative | множество (množestvo) | множества (množestva) |
Derived terms
nouns
- подмножество n (podmnožestvo)
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “множество”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “multitude”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 185
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мъножьство (mŭnožĭstvo), from Proto-Slavic *mъnožьstvo, from *mъnogъ (“much, many”) + *-ьstvo. By surface analysis, мно́гий (mnógij) + -ество (-estvo).
Pronunciation
Noun
мно́жество • (mnóžestvo) n inan (genitive мно́жества, nominative plural мно́жества, genitive plural мно́жеств)
Declension
Declension of мно́жество (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мно́жество mnóžestvo |
мно́жества mnóžestva |
| genitive | мно́жества mnóžestva |
мно́жеств mnóžestv |
| dative | мно́жеству mnóžestvu |
мно́жествам mnóžestvam |
| accusative | мно́жество mnóžestvo |
мно́жества mnóžestva |
| instrumental | мно́жеством mnóžestvom |
мно́жествами mnóžestvami |
| prepositional | мно́жестве mnóžestve |
мно́жествах mnóžestvax |