малцинство
Bulgarian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɐɫt͡sinstˈvɔ]
- Rhymes: -vɔ
- Syllabification(key): мал‧цин‧ство
Noun
малцинство́ • (malcinstvó) n (relational adjective малци́нствен)
- minority (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
- Antonyms: болшинство́ (bolšinstvó), мнозинство́ (mnozinstvó)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | малцинство́ malcinstvó |
малцинства́ malcinstvá |
| definite | малцинство́то malcinstvóto |
малцинства́та malcinstváta |
References
- “малцинство”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “малцинство”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaɫt͡sinstvɔ]
- IPA(key): [maɫˈt͡sinstvɔ] (nonstandard)
Noun
малцинство • (malcinstvo) n (plural малцинства, relational adjective малцински)
- minority
- Antonym: мнозинство (mnozinstvo)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | малцинство (malcinstvo) | малцинства (malcinstva) |
| definite unspecified | малцинството (malcinstvoto) | малцинствата (malcinstvata) |
| definite proximal | малцинствово (malcinstvovo) | малцинствава (malcinstvava) |
| definite distal | малцинствоно (malcinstvono) | малцинствана (malcinstvana) |
| vocative | малцинство (malcinstvo) | малцинства (malcinstva) |