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верте́п

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    den, den of vice, den of thieves, dive

    Э́тот бар — настоя́щий верте́п.

    That bar is a real den of vice.

    Usually with a modifier or in a clearly negative context.

  • 2.

    nativity play, Christmas puppet show, puppet theatretheatre

    На пло́щади показа́ли рожде́ственский верте́п.

    They performed a Christmas nativity play on the square.

    An old folk theatre in a portable box, staging the Christmas story.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

верте́п

верте́пы

Gen.Genitive

верте́па

верте́пов

Dat.Dative

верте́пу

верте́пам

Acc.Accusative

верте́п

верте́пы

Inst.Instrumental

верте́пом

верте́пами

Prep.Prepositional

верте́пе

верте́пах

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.