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"Mountain" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 21, 2022 (see all)

гора́

[ ga-rá ]

Noun , feminine

mountain

Morphemic analysis

гора

root: гор
suffix: а

In Old Russian, this word meant "hill covered with forest".

Целеустремлённость и трудолю́бие позволя́ют сверну́ть го́ры и соверши́ть невозмо́жное.

tse-lee-ust-reem-lyón-nast' ee tru-da-lyú-bee-ye paz-va-lyá-yut sveer-nút' gó-ry ee sa-veer-shéet' nee-vaz-mózh-na-ye

Purposefulness and diligence allow you to move mountains and accomplish the impossible.
По ме́ре приближе́ния к верши́не горы́ склон станови́лся всё кру́че.

pa myé-rye pree-blee-zhé-nee-ya k veer-shée-nye ga-rý sklon sta-na-véel-sya fsyo krú-chye

The closer we were getting the top of the mountain, the steeper was becoming the slope.

Can we make this site better?

Мы стоя́ли на са́мой высо́кой то́чке горы́, собира́ясь спуска́ться вниз, как вдруг услы́шали лай на́шей соба́ки.
my sta-yá-lee na sá-maî vy-só-kaî tóch-kye ga-rý, sa-bee-rá-yas' spus-ká-tsa vnees, kak vdruk us-lý-sha-lee laî ná-sheî sa-bá-lee
We were standing at the highest point of the mountain, about to go down, when suddenly we heard the barking of our dog.
Маши́на е́ле ползла́ в го́ру.
ma-shée-na yé-lye palz-lá v gó-ru
The car was barely crawling up the hill.

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