nounfeminine#7,491 by frequency
ста́рость
[ˈstarəsʲtʲ]starost'
old age; age, years; the old, the elderly
- genitive
- ста́рости
Meanings
- 1
old age
На старости лет Том совсем выжил из ума.
In his old age, Tom completely lost his mind.
Tatoeba · odexed · CC BY 2.0 FR
Важно следить за зубами, чтобы в старости можно было нормально есть.
It's important to take good care of your teeth so you'll be able to eat properly when you get older.
Tatoeba · Wezzel · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
age, years — as the cause of dilapidation or decrepitude
- 3
the old, the elderly
Несмотря на старость, он здоров.
Even though he's very old, he's healthy.
Tatoeba · soweli_Elepanto · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ста́рость | — |
| genitive | ста́рости | — |
| dative | ста́рости | — |
| accusative | ста́рость | = nom. or gen. |
| instrumental | ста́ростью | — |
| prepositional | ста́рости | — |
Forms in lighter type fill cells the dictionary lists once under another case; where animacy is unknown, the accusative is shown as the two cases it can equal.