купечество

Russian

Etymology

From купе́ц (kupéc) + -ество (-estvo), with unexpected iotation; modeled after купе́ческий (kupéčeskij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʊˈpʲet͡ɕɪstvə]

Noun

купе́чество • (kupéčestvo) n inan (genitive купе́чества, uncountable)

  1. (collective) merchants

Declension

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