средство

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsrɛtstvɔ]

Noun

средство • (sredstvo) n

1. means, instrument

Declension

Declension of средство

	singular	plural
indefinite	средство	средства
definite unspecified	средството	средствата
definite proximal	средствово	средствава
definite distal	средствоно	средствана
vocative	средство	средства

Russian

Alternative forms

• срѣ́дство (srě́dstvo) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

среда́ (sredá) +‎ -ство (-stvo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsrʲet͡stvə]

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Noun

сре́дство • (srédstvo) n inan (genitive сре́дства, nominative plural сре́дства or средства́^*, genitive plural средств) (* proscribed, uncommon)

1. means, facility
2. tool, instrument, equipment
3. remedy, drug
4. (pl.) means, cash, money, funding (money)
5. product

Declension

Declension of сре́дство (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a/c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сре́дство srédstvo	сре́дства, средства́* srédstva, sredstvá*
genitive	сре́дства srédstva	сре́дств srédstv
dative	сре́дству srédstvu	сре́дствам, средства́м* srédstvam, sredstvám*
accusative	сре́дство srédstvo	сре́дства, средства́* srédstva, sredstvá*
instrumental	сре́дством srédstvom	сре́дствами, средства́ми* srédstvami, sredstvámi*
prepositional	сре́дстве srédstve	сре́дствах, средства́х* srédstvax, sredstváx*

^* Proscribed, uncommon.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed by Croatian lexicographer Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century from Russian сре́дство (srédstvo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /srědstʋo/
• Hyphenation: сред‧ство

Noun

срѐдство n (Latin spelling srèdstvo)

1. medium
2. agent
3. device, instrument
4. resources

Declension

Declension of средство

	singular	plural
nominative	средство	средства
genitive	средства	средстава
dative	средству	средствима
accusative	средство	средства
vocative	средство	средства
locative	средству	средствима
instrumental	средством	средствима