существо

Russian

Etymology

From су́щий (súščij) + -ество (-estvo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʊɕːɪstˈvo]
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Noun

существо́ (suščestvó) n anim (genitive существа́, nominative plural существа́, genitive plural суще́ств)

  1. creature, being
  2. essence

Usage notes

  • The noun существо́ is one of the rare Russian neuter nouns to have animacy. Other neuter nouns with animacy include живо́тное (živótnoje), насеко́мое (nasekómoje), etc.

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