вкрапление

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Russian

Etymology

в- (v-) +‎ кропи́ть (kropítʹ) +‎ -ение (-enije), calque of German Einsprengung.

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Noun

вкрапле́ние (vkraplénijen inan (genitive вкрапле́ния, nominative plural вкрапле́ния, genitive plural вкрапле́ний)

  1. inclusion, speck, droplet
  2. (geology) dissemination, impregnation

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References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “вкрапление”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 66