тлен
Russian
editAlternative forms
edit- тлѣнъ (tlěn) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
editFrom the root of тлеть (tletʹ, “to rot”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editтлен • (tlen) m inan (genitive тле́на, uncountable)
- (poetic) decay, rot
- предохрани́ть от тле́на ― predoxranítʹ ot tléna ― to save; to prevent from decay
- dust
- dust, vanity, nothingness, sham
- обрати́ться/преврати́ться в тлен ― obratítʹsja/prevratítʹsja v tlen ― to turn to dust
- (neologism or slang) despair
Declension
editDeclension of тлен (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
edit- прах m (prax)
Related terms
edit- тле́ть impf (tlétʹ)
- тле́ние n (tlénije), тле́нность f (tlénnostʹ), нетле́нка f (netlénka)
- тле́нный (tlénnyj), нетле́нный (netlénnyj)
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