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"Balance" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Feb 01, 2022 (see all)
весы́
[ vee-sý ]
Noun , plural
scales, balance

Morphemic analysis

весы
root: вес
ending: ы

Etymology

вес - weight
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Examples of "Balance" in Russian

  • Е́сли положи́ть наду́тый шар на весы́, ока́жется, что он ве́сит бо́льше, чем спу́щенный.

    yés-lee pa-la-zhéet' na-dú-tyî shar na vee-sý, a-ká-zhee-tsa, chto on vyé-seet ból'-she, chyem spú-scheen-nyî

    If you put an inflated balloon on the scales, it turns out that it weighs more than a deflated one.

  • Стре́лка на пусты́х веса́х пока́зывала 50 грамм вме́сто нуля́.

    stryél-ka na pus-týh vee-sáh pa-ká-zy-va-la peet'-dee-syát gram vmyés-ta nu-lyá

    The arrow on the empty scales showed 50 grams instead of zero.

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Declension of the word весы

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. весы́
Genitive Gen. весо́в
Dative Dat. веса́м
Accusative Acc. весы́
Instrumental Inst. веса́ми
Prepositional Prep. веса́х

Same stem words

взве́шивать [vzvyé-shee-vát'] Verb , imperfective
to weigh; (figuratively) to consider
равнове́сие [rav-na-vé-see-ye] Noun , neuter
balance, equilibrium; equipoise
невесо́мость [nee-vee-só-mast'] Noun , feminine
weightlessness
to weigh oneself
to weigh

Additional examples

  • На э́тих веса́х мо́жно взве́шивать с то́чностью до одно́й со́той гра́мма.

    na é-teeh vee-sáh mózh-na vzvyé-shee-vat' s tóch-nast'-yu da ad-nóî só-taî grám-ma

    On these scales you can weigh with an accuracy of one hundredth of a gram.

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