палимпсест

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: палимпсэ́ст)

Noun

палимпсе́ст (palimpsɛ́stm inan (genitive палимпсе́ста, nominative plural палимпсе́сты, genitive plural палимпсе́стов)

  1. palimpsest

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palǐmpsest/
  • Hyphenation: па‧лим‧псест

Noun

палѝмпсест m (Latin spelling palìmpsest)

  1. palimpsest

Declension