старшинство

Russian

Etymology 1

ста́рший (stáršij) + -инство́ (-instvó)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stərʂɨnstˈvo]

Noun

старшинство́ (staršinstvó) n inan (genitive старшинства́, uncountable)

  1. seniority
  2. (programming) precedence (of operators)
Declension

Etymology 2

старшина́ (staršiná) + -ство (-stvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stɐrˈʂɨnstvə]

Noun

старши́нство (staršínstvo) n inan (genitive старши́нства, nominative plural старши́нства, genitive plural старши́нств)

  1. (literary, military) position or rank of a sergeant major
  2. (literary, prerevolutionary Russia) position or rank of a foreman
Declension
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