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Russian
Etymology
состоя́ть (sostojátʹ) + -я́ние (-jánije)
Pronunciation
Noun
состоя́ние • (sostojánije) n inan (genitive состоя́ния, nominative plural состоя́ния, genitive plural состоя́ний)
- state, status, condition
- fortune, capital, bankroll
1846, Фёдор Достоевский , “Июнь. Тетрадь. II”, in Бедные люди; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Poor People, 1914:А́нна Фёдоровна жила́ о́чень хорошо́, бога́че, чем бы мо́жно бы́ло предполага́ть; но состоя́ние её бы́ло зага́дочно, та́к же как и её заня́тия.- Ánna Fjódorovna žilá óčenʹ xorošó, bogáče, čem by móžno býlo predpolagátʹ; no sostojánije jejó býlo zagádočno, ták že kak i jejó zanjátija.
- Anna Fyodorovna lived very well, in a more wealthy style than one could have expected; but her fortune was mysterious and so were her pursuits.
Declension