тщеславие

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тъщеславьѥ (tŭšteslavĭje, vainglory), itself a calque of Ancient Greek κενοδοξία (kenodoxía, vainglory). By surface analysis, тще- (tšče-) + слава (slava) + -ие (-ije).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɕːɪsˈɫavʲɪje]
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Noun

тщесла́вие • (tščeslávije) n inan (genitive тщесла́вия, nominative plural тщесла́вия, genitive plural тщесла́вий)

  1. vanity, vainglory (excessive vanity)

Declension

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