antediluvian in Russian
antediluvian in Russian is допото́пный, допотопный, доистори́ческий — antediluvian means belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
antediluvian in Russian
допото́пный
Pronounced: dopotopnyy
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
допотопный
Pronounced: dopotopnyy
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
доистори́ческий
Pronounced: doistoricheskiy
(by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
допото́пный
Pronounced: dopotopnyy
(by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
ветхозаве́тный
Pronounced: vetkhozavetnyy
Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
допото́пный
Pronounced: dopotopnyy
Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
What does "antediluvian" mean?
- adj Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
- adj Describing plants or animals that died out long ago; prehistoric.
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adj Extremely old; ancient.
"The air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture."
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adj So out of date that it seems almost laughably old-fashioned.
"Those ideas are antediluvian."
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antediluvian in a sentence
- The air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture.
- Those ideas are antediluvian.
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What is "antediluvian" in Russian?
"antediluvian" in Russian is допото́пный, допотопный, доистори́ческий. antediluvian means: Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
How do you pronounce допото́пный?
"antediluvian" in Russian is допото́пный, pronounced "dopotopnyy".
Are there other ways to say "antediluvian" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 4 translations listed for "antediluvian": допото́пный, допотопный, доистори́ческий, ветхозаве́тный.
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