столпотворение

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic стлъпотвореніє (stlŭpotvorenie, tower building) (in the context of Tower of Babel), from Old Church Slavonic стлъпотворѥниѥ (stlŭpotvorjenije), calque of Ancient Greek πυργοποιΐα (purgopoiḯa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stəɫpətvɐˈrʲenʲɪje]

Noun

столпотворе́ние • (stolpotvorénije) n inan (genitive столпотворе́ния, nominative plural столпотворе́ния, genitive plural столпотворе́ний)

  1. pandemonium, chaos
  2. babel

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References

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