Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мьчьтаниѥ (mĭčĭtanije). By surface analysis, мечта́ть (mečtátʹ) +‎ -а́ние (-ánije).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪt͡ɕˈtanʲɪje]

Noun edit

мечта́ние (mečtánijen inan (genitive мечта́ния, nominative plural мечта́ния, genitive plural мечта́ний)

  1. dreaming, daydreaming

Declension edit