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"Idle talk" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jan 05, 2023 (see all)
пустосло́вие
[ pus-ta-sló-vee-ye ]
Noun , neuter
idle talk, twaddle

Morphemic analysis

пустословие
root: пуст
connecting vowel: о
root: слов
suffix: и
ending: е

Etymology

пустой + слово - empty + word

Examples of "Idle talk" in Russian

  • На де́ле все его́ обеща́ния оказа́лись обы́чным пустосло́вием.

    na dyé-lye fsye ye-vó a-bee-schá-nee-ya a-ka-zá-lees' a-bých-nym pus-ta-sló-vee-yem

    In fact, all his promises turned out to be ordinary empty talk.

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  • Простра́нность пустосло́вия ча́сто покрыва́ет ложь.

    pra-strán-nast' pus-ta-sló-vee-ya chás-ta pa-kry-vá-eet losh'

    The vastness of idle talk often covers lies.

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Declension of the word пустословие

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. пустосло́вие пустосло́вия
Genitive Gen. пустосло́вия пустосло́вий
Dative Dat. пустосло́вию пустосло́виям
Accusative Acc. пустосло́вие пустосло́вия
Instrumental Inst. пустосло́вием пустосло́виями
Prepositional Prep. пустосло́вии пустосло́виях

Same stem words

to miss, to overlook, to let go / slip

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