пуп земли

Russian

Etymology

Compare French nombril du monde, Polish pępek świata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpub zʲɪˈmlʲi]

Noun

пуп земли́ • (pup zemlím inan (genitive пупа́ земли́, nominative plural пупы́ земли́, genitive plural пупо́в земли́)

  1. (figuratively) center of the world
    счита́ть себя́ пупо́м земли́sčitátʹ sebjá pupóm zemlíto think the world revolves around one, to think one is the center of the world, to think everything is about oneself

Declension