убожество

Russian edit

Etymology edit

убо́гий (ubógij) +‎ -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

убо́жество (ubóžestvon inan (genitive убо́жества, nominative plural убо́жества, genitive plural убо́жеств)

  1. squalor, poverty, wretchedness, beggarliness
  2. (dated) mutilation, disability
  3. (derogatory, figurative) mediocrity, insignificance, poverty (e.g. of thought or ideas)

Declension edit