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существо

существо

See also: суштество

Russian

Noun

существо́ (suščestvó) n anim (genitive существа́, nominative plural существа́, genitive plural суще́ств)

  1. creature, being
  2. essence

Declension

Usage notes

  • The noun существо́ is one of the rare Russian neuter nouns to have animacy. Other neuter nouns with animacy include живо́тное (živótnoje), насеко́мое (nasekómoje), etc.

References

  • Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), сущий”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress