книга за семью печатями

Russian

Etymology

Literally "a book behind seven seals", the expression stems from the biblical mention of a book sealed with seven seals in Revelation. See: Seven Seals

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈknʲiɡə zə‿sʲɪˈm⁽ʲ⁾ju pʲɪˈt͡ɕætʲəmʲɪ]

Noun

кни́га за семью́ печа́тями • (kníga za semʹjú pečátjamif inan (genitive кни́ги за семью́ печа́тями, nominative plural кни́ги за семью́ печа́тями, genitive plural кни́г за семью́ печа́тями)

  1. (idiomatic) closed book, enigma, mystery
    Synonym: зага́дка (zagádka)

Declension