священство
Russian
Etymology
свяще́н(ник) (svjaščén(nik)) + -ство (-stvo)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [svʲɪˈɕːenstvə]
Noun
свяще́нство • (svjaščénstvo) n inan (genitive свяще́нства, nominative plural свяще́нства, genitive plural свяще́нств)
- (religion) priesthood (the role or office of a priest)
- (religion) priesthood (priests, collectively)
- (religion) divine power, grace
Declension
Declension of свяще́нство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | свяще́нство svjaščénstvo | свяще́нства svjaščénstva |
| genitive | свяще́нства svjaščénstva | свяще́нств svjaščénstv |
| dative | свяще́нству svjaščénstvu | свяще́нствам svjaščénstvam |
| accusative | свяще́нство svjaščénstvo | свяще́нства svjaščénstva |
| instrumental | свяще́нством svjaščénstvom | свяще́нствами svjaščénstvami |
| prepositional | свяще́нстве svjaščénstve | свяще́нствах svjaščénstvax |
Pre-reform declension of свяще́нство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | свяще́нство svjaščénstvo | свяще́нства svjaščénstva |
| genitive | свяще́нства svjaščénstva | свяще́нствъ svjaščénstv |
| dative | свяще́нству svjaščénstvu | свяще́нствамъ svjaščénstvam |
| accusative | свяще́нство svjaščénstvo | свяще́нства svjaščénstva |
| instrumental | свяще́нствомъ svjaščénstvom | свяще́нствами svjaščénstvami |
| prepositional | свяще́нствѣ svjaščénstvě | свяще́нствахъ svjaščénstvax |
Related terms
- свяще́нный (svjaščénnyj), свяще́нник (svjaščénnik), священни́ческий (svjaščenníčeskij)
- свято́й (svjatój), свя́то (svjáto), свя́тость (svjátostʹ)
- святи́лище (svjatílišče)
- святы́ня (svjatýnja)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From священ(ний) (svjaščen(nyj)) or свяще́н(ик) (svjaščén(yk)) + -ство (-stvo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʲʋʲɐʃˈt͡ʃɛnstwɔ]
Noun
свяще́нство • (svjaščénstvo) n inan (genitive свяще́нства, uncountable)
- (religion) priesthood, clergy
- Synonyms: духове́нство (duxovénstvo), духівни́цтво (duxivnýctvo)
Declension
Declension of свяще́нство (inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | свяще́нство svjaščénstvo |
| genitive | свяще́нства svjaščénstva |
| dative | свяще́нству svjaščénstvu |
| accusative | свяще́нство svjaščénstvo |
| instrumental | свяще́нством svjaščénstvom |
| locative | свяще́нстві svjaščénstvi |
| vocative | свяще́нство svjaščénstvo |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “священство”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “священство”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “священство”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)