общее место

Russian

Etymology

Calque of Latin locus commūnis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κοινὸς τόπος (koinòs tópos). The figurative sense developed by the early 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈopɕːɪje ˈmʲestə]

Noun

о́бщее ме́сто • (óbščeje méston inan (genitive о́бщего ме́ста, nominative plural о́бщие места́, genitive plural о́бщих ме́ст)

  1. (rhetoric) topos, locus
  2. (figuratively) commonplace, banality, platitude

Declension