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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic трьволнъниѥ (trĭvolnŭnije), composed of трь- (trĭ-, three) + влъна (vlŭna, wave). A calque of Ancient Greek τρι-κυμία (tri-kumía, literally third wave), from the belief that the third wave is the most dangerous one (compare девя́тый вал (devjátyj val)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [trʲɪvɐɫˈnʲenʲɪje]

Noun

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треволне́ние (trevolnénijen inan (genitive треволне́ния, nominative plural треволне́ния, genitive plural треволне́ний)

  1. extreme anxiety, disquiet, agitation

Declension

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