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же́ртва

fairly common #1350B2
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    victim

    Он стал же́ртвой моше́нников.

    He became a victim of swindlers.

    Followed by the genitive: жертва обмана.

  • 2.

    sacrifice, offering

    Ра́ди детей она́ шла на любы́е же́ртвы.

    For her children she made any sacrifice.

    Both of a personal sacrifice and of a ritual offering.

  • 3.

    casualty, fatality

    К счастью, в ава́рии не бы́ло жертв.

    Luckily there were no casualties in the crash.

    Usually plural: жертвы аварии.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

же́ртва

же́ртвы

Gen.Genitive

же́ртвы

же́ртв

Dat.Dative

же́ртве

же́ртвам

Acc.Accusative

же́ртву

же́ртв

Inst.Instrumental

же́ртвой

же́ртвою

же́ртвами

Prep.Prepositional

же́ртве

же́ртвах

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  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • reiner1210 edited declension 1 year ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation 2 years ago.
  • beast edited translation 2 years ago.