мировая скорбь

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “sorrow of the world”. Calque of German Weltschmerz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪrɐˈvajə skorpʲ]

Noun

мирова́я скорбь • (mirovája skorbʹ) f inan (genitive мирово́й ско́рби, uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Weltschmerz, mal du siècle, world-weariness (apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world)

Declension

Declension of мирова́я скорбь (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular
nominative мирова́я ско́рбь
mirovája skórbʹ
genitive мирово́й ско́рби
mirovój skórbi
dative мирово́й ско́рби
mirovój skórbi
accusative мирову́ю ско́рбь
mirovúju skórbʹ
instrumental мирово́й ско́рбью, мирово́ю ско́рбью
mirovój skórbʹju, mirovóju skórbʹju
prepositional мирово́й ско́рби
mirovój skórbi

Further reading

  • мировая скорбь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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