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борт

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    side, ship's side, board

    Он стоял у левого бо́рта.

    He was standing at the port side.

    Of a vessel: правый борт = starboard, левый борт = port.

  • 2.

    aboard, on board

    Мы уже́ на бо́рту самолёта.

    We are already on board the plane.

    Used in the phrases на борту (on board) and на борт (aboard).

  • 3.

    overboard

    Мешо́к упа́л за борт.

    The sack fell overboard.

    Also figuratively: выбросить за борт = to throw out/discard.

  • 4.

    front edge (of a coat), facingclothing

    Борт пальто́ отделан ко́жей.

    The front edge of the coat is trimmed with leather.

  • 5.

    cushion (of a billiard table), boards (of a rink), barriersports

    Ша́йба отскочи́ла от бо́рта.

    The puck bounced off the boards.

Usage info

Notice that this word has two different accents depending on the case (dative or prepositional). When analyzing the examples provided, keep in mind that the accent is not always well positioned.
борт к бо́рту = side by side (expression can use other words than борт )

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

бо́рт

борта́

Gen.Genitive

бо́рта

борто́в

Dat.Dative

бо́рту

борта́м

Acc.Accusative

бо́рт

борта́

Inst.Instrumental

бо́ртом

борта́ми

Prep.Prepositional

борту́

бо́рте

борта́х

Word familyбортPRO

  • бортside; aboard; overboard; front edge (of a coat); cushion (of a billiard table)
    nounmasculine
  • бо́ртикedge; side; trim
    noun
  • adjective

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Wade edited usage info 3 months ago.
  • Johan edited translation 5 months ago.