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тлен

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nouninanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    decay, dust, ashes, decomposition

    От ста́рого дома оста́лся лишь тлен.

    Only dust remained of the old house.

    Bookish and literary.

  • 2.

    transience, ephemerality, vanity, futility

    Он осозна́л тлен всего́ земно́го.

    He realized the transience of all earthly things.

    Figurative and elevated; often of worldly life.

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SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

тле́н

тле́ны

Gen.Genitive

тле́на

тле́нов

Dat.Dative

тле́ну

тле́нам

Acc.Accusative

тле́н

тле́ны

Inst.Instrumental

тле́ном

тле́нами

Prep.Prepositional

тле́не

тле́нах

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.