баснословный

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic баснословити (basnosloviti, “to tell tales”), calque of Ancient Greek μυθολογέω (muthologéō, “to tell tales”). By surface analysis, ба́сня (básnja, “fable”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ сло́во (slóvo, “word”) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəsnɐsˈɫovnɨj]

Adjective

басносло́вный • (basnoslóvnyj)

  1. (dated) legendary
  2. fabulous, incredible
    по басносло́вной цене́ ― po basnoslóvnoj cené ― at a fabulous price

Declension

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