средство
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsrɛtstvɔ]
Noun
средство • (sredstvo) n
- means, instrument
Declension
Declension of средство
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | средство | средства |
| definite unspecified | средството | средствата |
| definite proximal | средствово | средствава |
| definite distal | средствоно | средствана |
| vocative | средство | средства |
Russian
Alternative forms
- срѣ́дство (srě́dstvo) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
среда́ (sredá) + -ство (-stvo)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsrʲet͡stvə]
Audio (file)
Noun
сре́дство • (srédstvo) n inan (genitive сре́дства, nominative plural сре́дства, genitive plural средств)
- means, facility
- tool, instrument, equipment
- remedy, drug
- (pl.) means, cash, money, funding (money)
- product
Declension
Declension of сре́дство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сре́дство srédstvo | сре́дства srédstva |
| genitive | сре́дства srédstva | сре́дств srédstv |
| dative | сре́дству srédstvu | сре́дствам srédstvam |
| accusative | сре́дство srédstvo | сре́дства srédstva |
| instrumental | сре́дством srédstvom | сре́дствами srédstvami |
| prepositional | сре́дстве srédstve | сре́дствах srédstvax |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed by Croatian lexicographer Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century from Russian сре́дство (srédstvo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /srědstʋo/
- Hyphenation: сред‧ство
Noun
срѐдство n (Latin spelling srèdstvo)
- medium
- agent
- device, instrument
- resources
Declension
Declension of средство
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | средство | средства |
| genitive | средства | средстава |
| dative | средству | средствима |
| accusative | средство | средства |
| vocative | средство | средства |
| locative | средству | средствима |
| instrumental | средством | средствима |