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Russian word of the day: Колодец

Dec 06, 2021 (see all)
коло́дец
[ ka-ló-dyets ]
Noun , masculine
well, draw-well; shaft

Examples

  • Недалеко́ от кра́йнего до́ма находи́лся ста́рый коло́дец.

    nee-da-lee-kó at kráî-nee-va dó-ma ha-ha-déel-sya stá-ryî ka-ló-dets

    There was an old well not far from the last house.

  • На́йденная в коло́дце вода́ оказа́лась неприго́дной для питья́.

    náî-deen-ná-ya f ka-lót-tse va-dá a-ka-zá-las' nee-pree-gód-naî dlya peet'-ya

    The water found in the well was not drinkable.

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Declension of the word колодец

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. коло́дец коло́дцы
Genitive Gen. коло́дца коло́дцев
Dative Dat. коло́дцу коло́дцам
Accusative Acc. коло́дец коло́дцы
Instrumental Inst. коло́дцем коло́дцами
Prepositional Prep. коло́дце коло́дцах

Additional examples

  • Вода́ из э́того коло́дца счита́ется свято́й.

    va-dá eez é-ta-va ka-lót-tsa schee-tá-ee-tsa svee-tóî

    The water from this well is considered holy.

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