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Э́льба

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
Elbegeography
Мы гуля́ли по берегу Э́льбы.
We walked along the bank of the Elbe.
River in the Czech Republic and Germany; feminine.
2.
Elbageography
Наполео́на сосла́ли на Э́льбу.
Napoleon was exiled to Elba.
Island off the coast of Tuscany; treated as feminine in Russian.

Examples

Га́мбург располо́жен на реке́ Эльба.
Hamburg lies on the Elbe.
В 1814 году Наполео́н был сослан на о́стров Эльбу.
Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba in 1814.
Наполео́н был сослан на Эльбу в 1814 году.
Napoleon was banished to Elba in 1814.
Наполео́н жил в изгна́нии на о́строве Эльба.
Napoleon lived in exile on the island of Elba.

Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	Э́льба
Gen.Genitive	Э́льбы
Dat.Dative	Э́льбе
Acc.Accusative	Э́льбу
Inst.Instrumental	Э́льбой Э́льбою
Prep.Prepositional	Э́льбе

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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
anonymous edited noun basics and declension 6 years ago.
anonymous edited word type and stress 6 years ago.

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