электричество

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Russian

Etymology

French électr(ique) +‎ -и́чество (-íčestvo)

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Noun

электри́чество (elektríčestvon inan (genitive электри́чества, uncountable)

  1. (physics) electricity (form of energy)
  2. (colloquial) (electric) light, lighting

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: elektricestvo

Further reading

  • электричество in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru