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"Namesake" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jun 04, 2021 (see all)
тёзка
[ tyós-ka ]
Noun , masculine or feminine
namesake
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Examples of "Namesake" in Russian

  • Тёзка - э́то челове́к, име́ющий одина́ковое с кем-то други́м и́мя.

    tyós-ka - é-ta chee-la-vyék, ee-myé-yu-scheeî a-dee-ná-ka-va-ye s kyem-ta dru-géem ée-mya

    A namesake is a person who has the same name as someone else.

  • Вы с мои́м дру́гом тёзки.

    vy s ma-éem drú-gam tyós-kee

    You and my friend are namesake.

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Declension of the word тёзка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. тёзка тёзки
Genitive Gen. тёзки тёзок
Dative Dat. тёзке тёзкам
Accusative Acc. тёзку тёзок
Instrumental Inst. тёзкой тёзками
Prepositional Prep. тёзке тёзках

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