столпотворение

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic стлъпотвореніє (stlŭpotvorenie, tower building) (in the context of Tower of Babel), from Old Church Slavonic стлъпотворѥниѥ (stlŭpotvorjenije), calque of Ancient Greek πυργοποιΐα (purgopoiḯa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [stəɫpətvɐˈrʲenʲɪje]

Noun

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столпотворе́ние (stolpotvorénijen inan (genitive столпотворе́ния, nominative plural столпотворе́ния, genitive plural столпотворе́ний)

  1. pandemonium, chaos
  2. babel

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