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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic рожьство (rožĭstvo), from Proto-Slavic *roďьstvo. Compare рожество́ (rožestvó). Doublet of Рождество́ (Roždestvó), a Church Slavic loanword.

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Noun

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рожство́ (rožstvón inan (genitive рожства́, nominative plural рожства́, genitive plural рожств)

  1. (dialectal) Christmas
    Synonym: Рождество́ (Roždestvó)

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