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-ства
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Belarusian
Alternative forms
be -цтва when added to a word ending in -т, -ц(ь), or -к
be -ство́ when stressed
Etymology
From be sla-pro *-ьstvo. Cognate with ru -ство, pl -stwo.
Suffix
be suffix -ства noun-forming suffixes
Used to form abstract nouns; -kind, -hood, -dom.
be чалаве́к man чалаве́цтва mankind
Derived terms
be
Ukrainian
Etymology
Suffix
uk suffix form -ства n
uk -ство gen s ; nom//acc//voc p