поповщина
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Named after its leader Fedor Popov.
Noun
[edit]попо́вщина • (popóvščina) f inan (genitive попо́вщины, nominative plural попо́вщины, genitive plural попо́вщин)
- (historical) a guerilla movement on both sides of the middle part of Volga river and along the whole Medveditsa river. The movement was active during the Russian Civil War from February to Mai 1921.
Etymology 2
[edit]From поп (pop, “a priest”) + -ов- (-ov-) + -щина (-ščina)
Noun
[edit]попо́вщина • (popóvščina) f inan (genitive попо́вщины, nominative plural попо́вщины, genitive plural попо́вщин)
- (Christianity, religion) the Old Believer communities who recognize any form of ordained priesthood. See Popovtsy.
- Antonym: беспоповщина (bespopovščina)
Usage notes
[edit]Both meanings are usually uncountable.
Declension
[edit]Declension of попо́вщина (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | попо́вщина popóvščina |
попо́вщины popóvščiny |
genitive | попо́вщины popóvščiny |
попо́вщин popóvščin |
dative | попо́вщине popóvščine |
попо́вщинам popóvščinam |
accusative | попо́вщину popóvščinu |
попо́вщины popóvščiny |
instrumental | попо́вщиной, попо́вщиною popóvščinoj, popóvščinoju |
попо́вщинами popóvščinami |
prepositional | попо́вщине popóvščine |
попо́вщинах popóvščinax |
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