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ни́щенство

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nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
(bookish) begging/collection of alms by the poor as a means of subsistence

Examples

Нищенство считалось позором в их семье.
Begging was considered a disgrace in their family.
В городе много говорят о нищенстве.
There is a lot of talk about begging in the city.
Нищенство было для него привычным делом.
Begging was a familiar occupation for him.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	ни́щенство	ни́щенства
Gen.Genitive	ни́щенства	ни́щенств
Dat.Dative	ни́щенству	ни́щенствам
Acc.Accusative	ни́щенство	ни́щенства
Inst.Instrumental	ни́щенством	ни́щенствами
Prep.Prepositional	ни́щенстве	ни́щенствах

Word familyни́щенкаPRO

ни́щенкаbeggar (female)
noun
нищенскиbeggarly; pitifully small
other
ни́щенскийbeggarly (adj)
adjective
ни́щенство(bookish) begging/collection of alms by the poor as a means of subsistence
nounneuter

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See also

ни́щийbeggarly/extremely poor (adj)
нищета́extreme poverty

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Contributions

luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.

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