користолюбство

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ко́ри́сть (kórýstʹ) + -о- (-o-) + люби́ти (ljubýty) + -ство (-stvo). Compare Russian корыстолю́бие (korystoljúbije), Belarusian карысталю́бства (karystaljúbstva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔrestoˈlʲubstwɔ]

Noun

користолю́бство • (korystoljúbstvo) n inan (genitive користолю́бства, uncountable)

  1. acquisitiveness, avarice, cupidity, greed, moneygrubbing, self-interestedness
    Synonyms: кори́сливість f (korýslyvistʹ), (rare) своєкори́сливість f (svojekorýslyvistʹ)

Declension

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