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баснословный

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Russian

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Etymology

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From Old Church Slavonic баснословити (basnosloviti, to tell tales), calque of Ancient Greek μυθολογέω (muthologéō, to tell tales). By surface analysis, ба́сня (básnja, fable) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ сло́во (slóvo, word) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəsnɐsˈɫovnɨj]

Adjective

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басносло́вный (basnoslóvnyj)

  1. (dated) legendary
  2. fabulous, incredible
    по басносло́вной цене́po basnoslóvnoj cenéat a fabulous price

Declension

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