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притча_во_языцех

притча во языцех

Russian

Noun

при́тча во язы́цех (prítča vo jazýcex) f inan (genitive при́тчи во язы́цех, nominative plural при́тчи во язы́цех, genitive plural при́тч во язы́цех)

  1. (idiomatic) talk of the town (a topic or person discussed by many people)

Declension

Usage notes

  • The term язы́к (jazýk) is used in the archaic sense "people".
  • The collocation "во язы́цех" is only used in this set expression and is considered grammatically incorrect, otherwise, cf. modern Russian "в языка́х" (in languages; in tongues).

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