свинство

Russian

Etymology

свинья́ (svinʹjá) + -ство (-stvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvʲinstvə]

Noun

сви́нство • (svínstvo) n inan (genitive сви́нства, nominative plural сви́нства, genitive plural свинств)

  1. (colloquial) swinishness, piggishness, piggery, rudeness
  2. (colloquial) dirtiness, flagrant untidiness
    како́е сви́нство они́ развели́ на ку́хне!
    kakóje svínstvo oní razvelí na kúxne!
    what a pigsty they made out of the kitchen!
  3. (colloquial) meanness, mean/base nature
  4. (colloquial) mean/low-down trick
    любопы́тство не порок, но большо́е сви́нствоljubopýtstvo ne porok, no bolʹšóje svínstvocuriosity is no disgrace but it is a great inconvenience

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