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спесь

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь

1.
arrogance, haughtiness, loftiness

Examples

Годы жизни сломили его прежнюю спесь.
The years of life broke his former arrogance.
Спесь не позволяла ему просить помощи.
His arrogance prevented him from asking for help.
С него быстро сбили всю спесь.
They quickly knocked all the arrogance out of him.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	спе́сь	спе́си
Gen.Genitive	спе́си	спе́сей
Dat.Dative	спе́си	спе́сям
Acc.Accusative	спе́сь	спе́си
Inst.Instrumental	спе́сью	спе́сями
Prep.Prepositional	спе́си	спе́сях

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See also

спеси́выйarrogant

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Sandy edited declension 1 year ago.
Lisa edited related words 2 years ago.

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arrogance haughtiness loftiness