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-ность
-ность
Russian
Suffix
-ность • (-nostʹ)
- Suffix forming nouns denoting the quality of the action designated by the verbs from which the nouns are formed.
- погрешность ― pogrešnostʹ ― mistake, error, fault
- принадлежность ― prinadležnostʹ ― belonging, accessory
- провинность ― provinnostʹ ― misconduct, offence
- Suffix forming nouns with the meaning of a group of things characterized by the quality designated by the adjectives from which the nouns are formed.
- живность ― živnostʹ ― small creatures collectively
Declension
Declension of -ность (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ность -nostʹ |
-ности -nosti |
| genitive | -ности -nosti |
-ностей -nostej |
| dative | -ности -nosti |
-ностям -nostjam |
| accusative | -ность -nostʹ |
-ности -nosti |
| instrumental | -ностью -nostʹju |
-ностями -nostjami |
| prepositional | -ности -nosti |
-ностях -nostjax |
Related terms
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References
- T. F. Yefremova (2006), The New Dictionary of the Russian Language