меньшинство

Russian

Etymology

From ме́ньше (ménʹše) +‎ -инство́ (-instvó), calque of French minorité.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʲɪnʲʂɨnstˈvo]
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Noun

меньшинство́ • (menʹšinstvó) n inan (genitive меньшинства́, nominative plural меньшинства́, genitive plural меньши́нств)

  1. minority (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
    Antonym: большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó)

Declension
Declension of меньшинство́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative меньшинство́
menʹšinstvó		 меньшинства́
menʹšinstvá
genitive меньшинства́
menʹšinstvá		 меньши́нств
menʹšínstv
dative меньшинству́
menʹšinstvú		 меньшинства́м
menʹšinstvám
accusative меньшинство́
menʹšinstvó		 меньшинства́
menʹšinstvá
instrumental меньшинство́м
menʹšinstvóm		 меньшинства́ми
menʹšinstvámi
prepositional меньшинстве́
menʹšinstvé		 меньшинства́х
menʹšinstváx
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