башня из слоновой кости

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Russian

Etymology

Calque of French tour d'ivoire.

Pronunciation

Noun

ба́шня из слоно́вой ко́сти (bášnja iz slonóvoj kóstif inan (genitive ба́шни из слоно́вой ко́сти, nominative plural ба́шни из слоно́вой ко́сти, genitive plural ба́шен из слоно́вой ко́сти)

  1. ivory tower (sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations)

Declension