-ства
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Belarusian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo. Cognate with Russian -ство (-stvo), Polish -stwo.
Suffix[edit]
-ства • (-stva)
- Used to form abstract nouns; -kind, -hood, -dom.
- чалаве́к (čalavjék, “man”) + -ства (-stva) → чалаве́цтва (čalavjéctva, “mankind”)