сплетня
Bulgarian
Etymology
сплета́ (spletá, “to interlace”) + -ня (-nja)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [splɛtˈnʲa̟]
Noun
сплетня́ • (spletnjá) f
- (literal) complex entanglement, convolution
- (figurative) scheme, plot
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | сплетня́ spletnjá |
сплетни́ spletní |
| definite | сплетня́та spletnjáta |
сплетни́те spletníte |
Related terms
- спли́тане (splítane, “interlacing”)
References
- “сплетня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “сплетня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
сплет- (splet-, “to invent, to compose”) (colloquial) + -ня (-nja)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsplʲetʲnʲə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
спле́тня • (splétnja) f inan (genitive спле́тни, nominative plural спле́тни, genitive plural спле́тен)
- gossip, scuttlebutt (idle talk)
- tale, whispering
- guff, furphy
Declension
Declension of спле́тня (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | спле́тня splétnja |
спле́тни splétni |
| genitive | спле́тни splétni |
спле́тен spléten |
| dative | спле́тне splétne |
спле́тням splétnjam |
| accusative | спле́тню splétnju |
спле́тни splétni |
| instrumental | спле́тней, спле́тнею splétnej, splétneju |
спле́тнями splétnjami |
| prepositional | спле́тне splétne |
спле́тнях splétnjax |
Related terms
Close related:
- спле́тник m anim (splétnik), спле́тница f anim (splétnica)
- спле́тничать impf (splétničatʹ)
Other related:
- плести́ impf (plestí)
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “сплетать”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.