старшынство

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• staršynstvo — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Russian старшинство́ (staršinstvó), as *-інство́ (*-instvó) or *-ынство́ (*-ynstvó) is not a productive suffix in Belarusian. Compare Polish starszeństwo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [starʂɨnstˈvo]

Noun

старшынство́ • (staršynstvó) n inan (genitive старшынства́, uncountable)

1. seniority

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with старшы́нства (staršýnstva, “chairmanship”).

Declension

Declension of старшынство́ (inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	старшынство́ staršynstvó
genitive	старшынства́ staršynstvá
dative	старшынству́ staršynstvú
accusative	старшынство́ staršynstvó
instrumental	старшынство́м staršynstvóm
locative	старшынстве́ staršynstvjé

References

• “старшынство”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “старшынство” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org