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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, male, animate
often used word (#631)
often used word (#631)
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author
Also: authoress, writer, composer, begetter
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- Кто а́втор э́той кни́ги? Who is the author of this book?
- Согласно ины́м исто́чникам, Ноам Чомски — са́мый цитируемый из ныне живущих а́второв. According to some sources, Noam Chomsky is the most cited living author.
- Я знаком с а́втором. I am acquainted with the author.
- Он явля́ется а́втором. He is an author.
- А́втор посвяти́л кни́гу свое́й сестре́. The author dedicated the book to his sister.
- Престу́пником а́втор назнача́ет персона́жа, кото́рый ни с того́ ни с сего появля́ется в после́дней главе́ э́той кни́ги. The author pins the crime on a character who pops up in the last chapter of this book.
- Я не могу́ поня́ть, что а́втор пыта́ется сказа́ть. I can't figure out what the writer is trying to say.
- Многосло́вие а́втора произвело́ докуме́нт гига́нтского разме́ра и микроскопи́ческой зна́чимости. The author's verbiage produced a document of mammoth size and microscopic import.
- Тот италья́нский а́втор мало изве́стен в Япо́нии. That Italian author is little known in Japan.
- Ричард Робертс - а́втор мно́жества книг. Richard Roberts is the author of numerous books.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | а́втор | а́вторы |
| gen. genitive | а́втора | а́второв |
| dat. dative | а́втору | а́вторам |
| acc. accusative | а́втора | а́второв |
| inst. instrumental | а́втором | а́вторами |
| prep. prepositional | а́вторе | а́вторах |
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