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"Overcoat" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Nov 17, 2021 (see all)
пальто́
[ pal'-tó ]
Noun , neuter
overcoat, topcoat

Useful information

The word "пальто" is adopted from a foreign language, and therefore it does not change its ending neither in different cases, nor in plural.

Examples of "Overcoat" in Russian

  • К нам подошёл челове́к в дли́нном чёрном пальто́.

    k nam pa-da-shyól chee-la-vyék v dléen-nam chyór-nam pal'-tó

    A man in a long black coat approached us.

  • На нём бы́ло всё то же ста́рое си́нее пальто́.

    na nyom bý-la fsyo to zhe stá-ra-ye sée-nye-ee pal'-tó

    He was wearing the same old blue coat.

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Declension of the word пальто

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. пальто́ пальто́
Genitive Gen. пальто́ пальто́
Dative Dat. пальто́ пальто́
Accusative Acc. пальто́ пальто́
Instrumental Inst. пальто́ пальто́
Prepositional Prep. пальто́ пальто́

Additional examples

  • Вы не ви́дели здесь мужчи́ну в се́ром пальто́?

    vy nye vée-dee-lee zdyes' mu-schée-nu v syé-ram pal'-tó

    Have you seen a man in a gray coat here?

  • Он снял пальто́ и пове́сил его́ на спи́нку сту́ла.

    on snyal pal'-to ee pa-vyé-seel ye-vó na spéen-ku stú-la

    He took off his coat and hung it over the back of a chair.

  • Она́ захло́пнула пальто́, защища́ясь от холо́дного ве́тра.

    a-ná za-hlóp-nu-la pal'-tó, za-schee-schá-yas' at ha-lód-na-va vyét-ra

    She closed her coat protecting herself from the cold wind.

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