наитие

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic наитие (naitije); constructed as if найти́ (najtí) +‎ -тие (-tije).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈitʲɪje]
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Noun

наи́тие • (naítijen inan (genitive наи́тия, nominative plural наи́тия, genitive plural наи́тий)

  1. (dated or literary) heaven-sent inspiration
    • 1877, Иван Тургенев [Ivan Turgenev], chapter III, in Сон; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Dream, 1897:
      Я сейча́с упомяну́л о том, как я засыпа́л иногда́ под наи́тием нея́сных дум и мечта́ний.
      Ja sejčás upomjanúl o tom, kak ja zasypál inogdá pod naítijem nejásnyx dum i mečtánij.
      I have just mentioned that I used sometimes to fall asleep under the influence of vague dreams and reveries.

Declension

Derived terms

  • по наи́тию (po naítiju)

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