электричество
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Russian
Etymology
French électr(ique) + -и́чество (-íčestvo)
Pronunciation
Noun
электри́чество • (elektríčestvo) n inan (genitive электри́чества, uncountable)
- (physics) electricity (form of energy)
- 1859, Александр Островский [Alexander Ostrovsky], “Действие четвёртое. Явление второе”, in Гроза; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Storm, London: Duckworth, 1899:
- Дико́й. Да гроза́-то что тако́е, по-тво́ему, а? Ну, говори́.
Кули́гин. Электри́чество.- Dikój. Da grozá-to što takóje, po-tvójemu, a? Nu, govorí.
Kulígin. Elektríčestvo. - Dikoy. And what is the cause of a storm to your notions, hey? Come, speak up!
Kuligin. Electricity.
- Dikój. Da grozá-to što takóje, po-tvójemu, a? Nu, govorí.
- (colloquial) (electric) light, lighting
Declension
Declension of электри́чество (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | электри́чество elektríčestvo |
| genitive | электри́чества elektríčestva |
| dative | электри́честву elektríčestvu |
| accusative | электри́чество elektríčestvo |
| instrumental | электри́чеством elektríčestvom |
| prepositional | электри́честве elektríčestve |
Pre-reform declension of электри́чество (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | электри́чество elektríčestvo |
| genitive | электри́чества elektríčestva |
| dative | электри́честву elektríčestvu |
| accusative | электри́чество elektríčestvo |
| instrumental | электри́чествомъ elektríčestvom |
| prepositional | электри́чествѣ elektríčestvě |
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Ingrian: elektricestvo
Further reading
- электричество in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru