твердыня

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Russian

Etymology

твёрдый (tvjórdyj) +‎ -ы́ня (-ýnja)

Pronunciation

Noun

тверды́ня (tverdýnjaf inan (genitive тверды́ни, nominative plural тверды́ни, genitive plural тверды́нь)

  1. (literary, poetic) stronghold (also figuratively)
    • 1872, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин , chapter II, in Дневник провинциала в Петербурге; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Он сам сознава́л себя́ тверды́ней, и кратковре́менные капри́зы его́ с губерна́тором бы́ли не бо́льше как обою́дное развлече́ние двух тверды́нь.
      On sam soznavál sebjá tverdýnej, i kratkovrémennyje kaprízy jevó s gubernátorom býli ne bólʹše kak obojúdnoje razvlečénije dvux tverdýnʹ.
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