спесь

Russian

Etymology

Related to спеши́ть (spešítʹ), спех (spex).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spʲesʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -esʲ

Noun

спесь • (spesʹ) f inan (genitive спе́си, nominative plural спе́си, genitive plural спе́сей)

  1. pride, hubris, arrogance (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner)

Declension

Declension of спесь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative спе́сь
spésʹ 		спе́си
spési
genitive спе́си
spési 		спе́сей
spésej
dative спе́си
spési 		спе́сям
spésjam
accusative спе́сь
spésʹ 		спе́си
spési
instrumental спе́сью
spésʹju 		спе́сями
spésjami
prepositional спе́си
spési 		спе́сях
spésjax

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “спесь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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