естество

See also: естьство

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic естьство (estĭstvo), which is a calque of Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía). By surface analysis, есть (jestʹ, “there is”) +‎ -ество́ (-estvó).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪsʲtʲɪstˈvo]

Noun

естество́ • (jestestvó) n inan (genitive естества́, uncountable)

  1. nature, essence

Declension
Declension of естество́ (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative естество́
jestestvó
genitive естества́
jestestvá
dative естеству́
jestestvú
accusative естество́
jestestvó
instrumental естество́м
jestestvóm
prepositional естестве́
jestestvé
Pre-reform declension of естество́ (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative естество́
jestestvó
genitive естества́
jestestvá
dative естеству́
jestestvú
accusative естество́
jestestvó
instrumental естество́мъ
jestestvóm
prepositional естествѣ́
jestestvě́

Derived terms
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