убожество

Russian

Etymology

убо́гий (ubógij) + -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈboʐɨstvə]

Noun

убо́жество (ubóžestvo) n inan (genitive убо́жества, nominative plural убо́жества, genitive plural убо́жеств)

  1. squalor, poverty, wretchedness, beggarliness
  2. (dated) mutilation, disability
  3. (derogatory, figuratively) mediocrity, insignificance, poverty (e.g. of thought or ideas)

Declension

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