тщеславие
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тъщеславьѥ (tŭšteslavĭje, “vainglory”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek κενοδοξία (kenodoxía, “vainglory”). By surface analysis, тще- (tšče-) + слава (slava) + -ие (-ije).
Pronunciation
Noun
тщесла́вие • (tščeslávije) n inan (genitive тщесла́вия, nominative plural тщесла́вия, genitive plural тщесла́вий)
Usage notes
In Russian, тщеславие and тщеславный refer to a general sense of self-importance, ambition, and desire for personal glory. They are not used in the sense of "excessive pride or preoccupation with one's personal appearance," which is the sense in which "vain" and "vanity" are most often used in English.
Declension
Declension of тщесла́вие (inan neut-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | тщесла́вие tščeslávije |
тщесла́вия tščeslávija |
| genitive | тщесла́вия tščeslávija |
тщесла́вий tščeslávij |
| dative | тщесла́вию tščesláviju |
тщесла́виям tščeslávijam |
| accusative | тщесла́вие tščeslávije |
тщесла́вия tščeslávija |
| instrumental | тщесла́вием tščeslávijem |
тщесла́виями tščeslávijami |
| prepositional | тщесла́вии tščeslávii |
тщесла́виях tščeslávijax |
Related terms
- тщеславность (tščeslavnostʹ)
- тщесла́вный (tščeslávnyj)