ценз

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛns]

Noun

ценз • (cenz) m inan (genitive це́нза, nominative plural це́нзы, genitive plural це́нзов)

1. (historical) census (in Ancient Rome)
2. (historical) quit-rent

   Synonym: чинш (činš)

3. (literary) qualification, restriction, eligibility criterion (e.g. restriction on the right to vote, based on age, gender, education, possession of property, etc.)

   возрастной ценз.

   vozrastnoj cenz.

   voting age; age limit.

4. conditions needed to get a business in a given list or registry

Declension

Declension of ценз (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	це́нз cénz	це́нзы cénzy
genitive	це́нза cénza	це́нзов cénzov
dative	це́нзу cénzu	це́нзам cénzam
accusative	це́нз cénz	це́нзы cénzy
instrumental	це́нзом cénzom	це́нзами cénzami
prepositional	це́нзе cénze	це́нзах cénzax