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Russian
Etymology
болту́н (boltún) + -ья (-ʹja).
Pronunciation
Noun
болту́нья • (boltúnʹja) f anim (genitive болту́ньи, nominative plural болту́ньи, genitive plural болту́ний, masculine болту́н)
- female equivalent of болту́н (boltún): an overly talkative person
- Synonyms: балабо́лка (balabólka), болту́шка (boltúška), трещо́тка (treščótka)
1892, Антон Чехов , Соседи; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Neighbours, 1916:А ме́жду тем сестра́ Зи́на молода́, — ей то́лько 22 го́да, — хороша́ собо́й, изя́щна, весела́; она́ хохоту́шка, болту́нья, спо́рщица, стра́стная музыка́нтша<...>.- A méždu tem sestrá Zína molodá, — jej tólʹko 22 góda, — xorošá sobój, izjáščna, veselá; oná xoxotúška, boltúnʹja, spórščica, strástnaja muzykántša<...>.
- And meanwhile Zina was young--she was only twenty-two--good-looking, elegant, gay; she was fond of laughing, chatter, argument, a passionate musician<...>.
- omelette
- Synonym: омле́т (omlét)
Declension