снисхождение

Russian

снисхожде́ние • (snisxoždénije) n inan (genitive снисхожде́ния, nominative plural снисхожде́ния, genitive plural снисхожде́ний)

In English, "condescending" previously could be used non-pejoratively to describe someone who socialized in a friendly way with their social inferiors. As the concept of "social inferiors" disappeared, today this meaning is archaic and obsolete, and "condescending" in modern English is only pejorative, meaning "arrogant, patronizing." In modern Russian, however, the more positive meaning is retained, and while "снисходительный" can potentially imply arrogance, it can also still be used to mean someone who is tolerant or lenient towards those under their supervision.

Declension of снисхожде́ние (inan neut-form i-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	снисхожде́ние snisxoždénije	снисхожде́ния snisxoždénija
genitive	снисхожде́ния snisxoždénija	снисхожде́ний snisxoždénij
dative	снисхожде́нию snisxoždéniju	снисхожде́ниям snisxoždénijam
accusative	снисхожде́ние snisxoždénije	снисхожде́ния snisxoždénija
instrumental	снисхожде́нием snisxoždénijem	снисхожде́ниями snisxoždénijami
prepositional	снисхожде́нии snisxoždénii	снисхожде́ниях snisxoždénijax