девичество

Russian

Etymology

деви́ца (devíca) + -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪˈvʲit͡ɕɪstvə]

Noun

деви́чество (devíčestvo) n inan (genitive деви́чества, nominative plural деви́чества, genitive plural деви́честв)

  1. girlhood, maidenhood (period of life of a girl before marriage)

Declension

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