трезвон

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbal from трезво́нить (trezvónitʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [trʲɪzˈvon]

Noun

трезво́н • (trezvón) m inan (genitive трезво́на, nominative plural трезво́ны, genitive plural трезво́нов)

  1. ringing of all the bells (as in a church/belfry)
    трезво́н в колокола́trezvón v kolokoláringing of bells
  2. (colloquial) continuous or frequent ringing
    трезво́н телефо́новtrezvón telefónovringing of phones
  3. (nautical) ringing of an alarm bell on a ship
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) spreading of the word, lively gossip, divulging of information
    трезво́н о пое́здкеtrezvón o pojézdkespilling the beans about a trip
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) noise, commotion

Declension

Further reading

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