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предсто́яние

noun, neuter

Very rarely used word (top 60,000)

  • 1.

    imminence, what lies ahead, the forthcoming, the impending

    Example:

    Мы предчувствовали предстояние больших испытаний.

    We had a premonition of the imminence of great trials.

  • 2.

    standing before (in a solemn, sacred, or spiritual context), confrontation (with destiny or the divine)

    Example:

    Предстояние перед иконой было для неё актом глубокой веры.

    Standing before the icon was for her an act of deep faith.

Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

singularplural
nom.nominative

предстояние

gen.genitive

предстояния

dat.dative

предстоянию

acc.accusative

предстояние

inst.instrumental

предстоянием

prep.prepositional

предстоянии

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Contributions

  • Lucian edited noun basics and declension 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited stress and declension 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type and stress 6 years ago.