Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ме́ншы (mjénšy, smaller) +‎ -асць (-ascʹ, -ness). Possibly a calque of Polish mniejszość, in turn a calque of Latin minōritās. Cognate with Ukrainian ме́ншість (ménšistʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲenʂasʲt͡sʲ]
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Noun

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ме́ншасць (mjénšascʹf inan (genitive ме́ншасці, nominative plural ме́ншасці, genitive plural ме́ншасцей)

  1. minority
    Antonym: бо́льшасць (bólʹšascʹ)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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"-ity" words calqued from Latin

References

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  • меншасць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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