крохобо́рство
rare #40105
nounneuterinanimateuncountable
- 1.
penny-pinching, pettiness about money, niggardliness
Его крохобо́рство раздража́ло всех колле́г.
His penny-pinching annoyed all his colleagues.
Disapproving.
- 2.
hairsplitting, narrow pedantry, fussing over trifles
Э́то не нау́ка, а крохобо́рство.
That is not scholarship but hairsplitting.
Disapproving; of scholarship or criticism.
Examples
Его крохоборство раздражало всех коллег в офисе.
His pedantry annoyed all his colleagues at the office.
Это простое крохоборство, а не бережливость.
This is mere penny-pinching, not thrift.
Declension
This noun exists in singular form only.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | крохобо́рство | |
| Gen.Genitive | крохобо́рства | |
| Dat.Dative | крохобо́рству | |
| Acc.Accusative | крохобо́рство | |
| Inst.Instrumental | крохобо́рством | |
| Prep.Prepositional | крохобо́рстве |
Word familyкрохобо́рPRO
- крохобо́рpenny-pincher; nitpicker
- крохобо́рствоpenny-pinching; hairsplitting
- крохобо́рческийpetty
- крохобо́рствоватьto split hairs
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Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
Lucian edited noun basics and declension 7 years ago.
