Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

сплета́ (spletá, to interlace) +‎ -ня (-nja)

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Noun edit

сплетня́ (spletnjáf

  1. (literal) complex entanglement, convolution
  2. (figurative) scheme, plot
    1. intrigue, discord
    2. conspiracy, collusion, machination

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References edit

  • сплетня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • сплетня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian edit

Etymology edit

сплет- (splet-, to invent, to compose) (colloquial) +‎ -ня (-nja)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsplʲetʲnʲə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

спле́тня (splétnjaf inan (genitive спле́тни, nominative plural спле́тни, genitive plural спле́тен)

  1. gossip, scuttlebutt (idle talk)
  2. tale, whispering
  3. guff, furphy

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