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Russian
Etymology
From the root of тлеть (tletʹ, “to rot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
тлен • (tlen) m inan (genitive тле́на, uncountable)
- (poetic) decay, rot
- предохрани́ть от тле́на ― predoxranítʹ ot tléna ― to save; to prevent from decay
- dust
- dust, vanity, nothingness, sham
- обрати́ться/преврати́ться в тлен ― obratítʹsja/prevratítʹsja v tlen ― to turn to dust
- (neologism or slang) despair
Declension
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singular
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nominative
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тле́н tlén
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genitive
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тле́на tléna
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dative
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тле́ну tlénu
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accusative
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тле́н tlén
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instrumental
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тле́ном tlénom
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prepositional
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тле́не tléne
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Synonyms