Questions concerning nouns, their form, spelling, functions, derivation, meaning and so on.
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этимология слова “ружьё”?
Кто-нибудь знает происхождение слова "ружьё"? Не смог найти ни одного однокоренного слова, кроме его производных.
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What case should a name use after the preposition 'with'?
See for example the following sentence:
В Париж с Константином Коровиным
Why the -ом on the first name and -ым on the last name? Are there any other words besides "with" that would see this ...
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“свеч” and “свечей” - what is the correct version
I have been thinking about for a while, but didn't come to any conclusion.
What is the correct version for "свечи" (plural for "свеча") in the genitive?
"Как расстанешься, если каждый вечер, лишь ...
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What's the plural for “пиво”?
Yesterday I visited a friend in Oxford. At some point we stopped at his favourite pub, where, as he said, was "большой выбор пив". This didn't sound right and got me thinking, but I soon realised ...
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What is the difference between дыра and дырка?
What is the difference in usage, if any, between дыра and дырка? For comparison, my impression is that нуль and ноль are largely equivalent except that there are some standard phrases using one word ...
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How to refer to bird legs: “нога” or “лапа”?
When are bird legs called ноги and when are they called лапы?
I can see that it is different for different birds, ноги for a stork, лапы for a sparrow. Sometimes you can use both word for the legs ...
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Various words for “priest”. What are their emotional connotations?
There are various words used for "priest" in Russian language: поп, батюшка, священник, иерей, ксендз... What are emotional connotations of this words and when are they appropriate to use?
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Are composite note names(such as до-диез) declinable?
The names of simple notes
до, ре, ми, фа, соль, ля, си
are not declinable (несклоняемые). The names of the modifiers диез (sharp), бемоль, (flat), бекар (natural), etc. are declinable
знак ...
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Measurement units after numbers - genitive plural or nominative singular?
If a number ends with 0,5,6,7,8, or 9, the following noun is used in genitive plural. Do measurement units make an exception or not?
Compare:
В стаде триста девяносто коров. (В стаде тристо ...
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Has “кофе” officially become neuter?
Многие говорят, что согласно новым правилам "кофе" официально стал(о) считаться существительным среднего рода. Насколько это соответствует действительности?
Если это действительно так, то когда было ...
