тщеславие

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɕːɪsˈɫavʲɪje]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

тщесла́вие (tščeslávijen inan (genitive тщесла́вия, nominative plural тщесла́вия, genitive plural тщесла́вий)

  1. vanity, vainglory (excessive vanity)

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