отблеск

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Pronunciation

Noun

о́тблеск (ótbleskm inan (genitive о́тблеска, nominative plural о́тблески, genitive plural о́тблесков)

  1. reflection, gleam, sheen
    • 1877, Иван Тургенев, “Часть первая. VII”, in Новь; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Virgin Soil, 1920:
      По потолку тихо скользили золотистые отблески; во всей комнате стоял весенний, свежий, немного сырой запах.
      Po potolku tixo skolʹzili zolotistyje otbleski; vo vsej komnate stojal vesennij, svežij, nemnogo syroj zapax.
      Gleams of golden light glided slowly over the ceiling; the whole room was full of a fresh, rather moist fragrance of spring.
  1. reflection, imprint

Declension