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-бище

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Russian

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Etymology

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Generalized from nouns ending in -ба́ (-bá) to which -ище (-išče) had been added. Compare стрельба́ (strelʹbá, shooting) + -ище (-išče)стре́льбище (strélʹbišče, shooting range), later reinterpreted as стреля́ть (streljátʹ) + -бище (-bišče); similarly with мо́льбище (mólʹbišče, prayer ground), originally derived from мольба́ (molʹbá, entreaty, prayer).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-бище (-bišče)

  1. Added to verbs to form nouns indicating locations.
    стреля́ть (streljátʹ, to shoot) + ‎-бище (-bišče) → ‎стре́льбище (strélʹbišče, shooting ground, shooting range)
    лежа́ть (ležátʹ, to lie) + ‎-бище (-bišče) → ‎ле́жбище (léžbišče, lair)
    класть (klastʹ, to lay) (1st. singular кладу́ (kladú)) + ‎-бище (-bišče) → ‎кла́дбище (kládbišče, cemetery)

Declension

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See also

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