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"Poverty" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Apr 27, 2022 (see all)
бе́дность
[ byéd-nast' ]
Noun , feminine
poverty; beggary; misery

Morphemic analysis

бедность
root: бедн
suffix: ость

Etymology

беда - misfortune, trouble, calamity
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Examples of "Poverty" in Russian

  • Духо́вная бе́дность страшне́е материа́льной, ведь нет ничего́ ужа́снее, чем пусто́й вну́тренний мир.

    du-hóv-na-ya byéd-nast' strash-nyé-ye ma-tee-ree-ál'-naî, vyet' nyet nee-chee-vó u-zhás-nee-ye, chyem pus-tóî vnut-reen-neeî meer

    Spiritual poverty is worse than material one, because there is nothing worse than an empty inner world.

  • Распростране́ние бе́дности сопровожда́ется ре́зким углубле́нием нера́венства.

    ras-pras-tra-nyé-nee-ye byéd-nas-tee sa-pra-vazh-dá-ee-tsa ryés-keem ug-lub-lyé-nee-yem nee-rá-veenst-va

    The spread of poverty is accompanied by a sharp deepening of inequality.

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Declension of the word бедность

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. бе́дность бе́дности
Genitive Gen. бе́дности бе́дностей
Dative Dat. бе́дности бе́дностям
Accusative Acc. бе́дность бе́дности
Instrumental Inst. бе́дностью бе́дностями
Prepositional Prep. бе́дности бе́дностях

Same stem words

бе́дный [byéd-nyî] Adjective
poor
бедня́га [beed-nyá-ga] Noun , masculine or feminine
poor fellow, poor thing

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