Russian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, associated with a libation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spɐnˈdɛj] (phonetic respelling: спондэ́й)

Noun

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спонде́й (spondéjm inan (genitive спонде́я, nominative plural спонде́и, genitive plural спонде́ев)

  1. spondee

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References

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  • Shvedova, Natalia, editor (2011), “спонде́й”, in Толковый словарь русского языка с включением сведений о происхождении слов [Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language With Included Information on the Origin of Words] (in Russian), Moscow: Azbukovnik, page 929