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каламбур
каламбур
Russian
Noun
каламбу́р • (kalambúr) m inan (genitive каламбу́ра, nominative plural каламбу́ры, genitive plural каламбу́ров)
- (literary) A pun
Usage notes
Nikolai Gogol is especially known for his extensive use of these puns in his texts. In 1919 the Russian formalist Boris Ejchenbaum wrote an article about Gogol's short story "The Overcoat" in which he addresses Gogol’s use of such puns. The article has become a classic in literary formalism.
Declension
Declension of каламбу́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | каламбу́р kalambúr |
каламбу́ры kalambúry |
| genitive | каламбу́ра kalambúra |
каламбу́ров kalambúrov |
| dative | каламбу́ру kalambúru |
каламбу́рам kalambúram |
| accusative | каламбу́р kalambúr |
каламбу́ры kalambúry |
| instrumental | каламбу́ром kalambúrom |
каламбу́рами kalambúrami |
| prepositional | каламбу́ре kalambúre |
каламбу́рах kalambúrax |