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"Thunder" in Russian
Russian word of the day | Dec 06, 2019 (see all)
Examples of "Thunder" in Russian
Declension of the word гром
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative Nom. | гром | гро́мы |
| Genitive Gen. | гро́ма | громо́в |
| Dative Dat. | гро́му | грома́м |
| Accusative Acc. | гром | гро́мы |
| Instrumental Inst. | гро́мом | грома́ми |
| Prepositional Prep. | гро́ме | грома́х |
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Anita says:
Hello, I note that in the first example, гро́мом is singular but мо́лниями is plural. So in Russian thunder is always in singular but lightning can be singular or plural? Thanks.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hi Anita,
Funny you noticed this, because it made me look it up…
In most cases, people say “с громом и молнией”, even if there were multiple lightings.
Some say “с громами и молниями”, but it feels incorrect to me. While the plural of гром exists (громы), it feels weird to use it. The word молния sounds totally fine in plural.
Basically, when I came up with this example, I wanted to create an impression of multiple lightings. As for the гром, it just did not feel right to put it in plural.
Now, my quick research in Google confirmed my feelings about it. There are:
~ 37k results containing “с громом и молнией”
~ 27k results containing “с громом и молниями”
~ 2.4k results containing “с громами и молниями”
I guess, this answers the question 🙂