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спесь

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Russian

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Etymology

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Related to спеши́ть (spešítʹ), спех (spex).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spʲesʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -esʲ

Noun

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спесь (spesʹf inan (genitive спе́си, nominative plural спе́си, genitive plural спе́сей)

  1. pride, hubris, arrogance (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “спесь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress