староста
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Russian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
ста́роста • (stárosta) m anim or f anim (genitive ста́росты, nominative plural ста́росты, genitive plural ста́рост)
- bailiff
- village elder
- churchwarden
- class monitor
Declension
Declension of ста́роста (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ста́роста stárosta |
ста́росты stárosty |
| genitive | ста́росты stárosty |
ста́рост stárost |
| dative | ста́росте stároste |
ста́ростам stárostam |
| accusative | ста́росту stárostu |
ста́рост stárost |
| instrumental | ста́ростой, ста́ростою stárostoj, stárostoju |
ста́ростами stárostami |
| prepositional | ста́росте stároste |
ста́ростах stárostax |
Pre-reform declension of ста́роста (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ста́роста stárosta |
ста́росты stárosty |
| genitive | ста́росты stárosty |
ста́ростъ stárost |
| dative | ста́ростѣ stárostě |
ста́ростамъ stárostam |
| accusative | ста́росту stárostu |
ста́ростъ stárost |
| instrumental | ста́ростой, ста́ростою stárostoj, stárostoju |
ста́ростами stárostami |
| prepositional | ста́ростѣ stárostě |
ста́ростахъ stárostax |
Related terms
Descendants
- → Ingrian: staarosta