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"Seedling" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 17, 2022 (see all)
са́женец
[ sá-zhe-nyets ]
Noun , masculine
sapling, seedling, young plant

Morphemic analysis

саженец
root: саж
suffix: ен
suffix: ец

Etymology

сажать - to plant
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Examples of "Seedling" in Russian

  • Осе́ннюю поса́дку са́женцев сле́дует заверши́ть за 20–25 дней до наступле́ния усто́йчивых моро́зов.

    a-syén-nyu-yu pa-sát-ku sá-zhen-tsef slyé-du-yet za-veer-shéet' za dvá-tsat'-dvá-tsat'-pyat' dnyeî da nas-tup-lyé-nee-ya us-tóî-chee-vyh ma-ró-zaf

    Autumn planting of seedlings should be completed 20-25 days before the onset of stable frosts.

  • Приобретённые са́женцы лу́чше прижива́ются, е́сли пра́вильно подгото́вить их к поса́дке.

    pree-ab-ree-tyón-ny-ye sá-zheen-tsee lúch-she pree-zhee-vá-yu-tsa, yés-lee prá-veel'-na pad-ga-tó-veet' eeh k pa-sát-kye

    Purchased seedlings take root better if they are properly prepared for planting.

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Declension of the word саженец

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. са́женец са́женцы
Genitive Gen. са́женца са́женцев
Dative Dat. са́женцу са́женцам
Accusative Acc. са́женец са́женцы
Instrumental Inst. са́женцем са́женцами
Prepositional Prep. са́женце са́женцах

Same stem words

to plant; to seat, to offer a seat; to put in jail

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