басня

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *basnь.

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Noun

ба́сня (básnjaf inan (genitive ба́сни, nominative plural ба́сни, genitive plural ба́сен, relational adjective ба́сенный, diminutive ба́сенка)

  1. (literary genre) fable
  2. (figuratively) fable, untruth, cock-and-bull story, fib

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: basnja