башня из слоновой кости

Russian

Etymology

Calque of French tour d’ivoire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaʂnʲə ɪs‿sɫɐˈnovəj ˈkosʲtʲɪ]

Noun

ба́шня из слоно́вой ко́сти • (bášnja iz slonóvoj kósti) f inan (genitive ба́шни из слоно́вой ко́сти, nominative plural ба́шни из слоно́вой ко́сти, genitive plural ба́шен из слоно́вой ко́сти)

  1. ivory tower (sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations)

Declension

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