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-ство

-ство

Russian

Suffix

-ство or -ство́ (-stvo or -stvó) n

  1. -hood, -ness, -ity (suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state).

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Suffix

-ство (Latin spelling -stvo)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or a state. Corresponding to English -hood or -ness.

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