большинство
Russian
editEtymology
editбо́льше (bólʹše) + -инство́ (-instvó)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editбольшинство́ • (bolʹšinstvó) n inan (genitive большинства́, uncountable)
- majority, most
- Antonym: меньшинство́ (menʹšinstvó)
- 1899, Лев Толстой, “Часть I. Глава V”, in Воскресенье; English translation from William E. Smith, transl., Resurrection, 1900:
- Если бы его спросили, почему он считает себя выше большинства людей, он не мог бы ответить, так как вся его жизнь не являла никаких особенных достоинств.
- Jesli by jevo sprosili, počemu on sčitajet sebja vyše bolʹšinstva ljudej, on ne mog by otvetitʹ, tak kak vsja jevo žiznʹ ne javljala nikakix osobennyx dostoinstv.
- If he were asked why he considered himself above the majority of people he would not be able to answer, as there was nothing in his life transcending the commonplace.
Declension
editDeclension of большинство́ (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b)
singular | |
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nominative | большинство́ bolʹšinstvó |
genitive | большинства́ bolʹšinstvá |
dative | большинству́ bolʹšinstvú |
accusative | большинство́ bolʹšinstvó |
instrumental | большинство́м bolʹšinstvóm |
prepositional | большинстве́ bolʹšinstvé |
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