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змей

nounmasculineanimatecountablesomewhat often used (#4566)C2
  • 1.

    dragon, serpent, snake

    В сказке богатырь победил зме́я.

    In the tale the hero defeated the dragon.

    Mostly in fairy tales and myths (Змей Горыныч); the ordinary animal is змея (fem.).

  • 2.

    kite

    Дети запускают воздушного зме́я.

    The children are flying a kite.

    Usually in the phrase воздушный змей.

Examples

Declension

singularplural
nom.nominative

зме́й

зме́и

gen.genitive

зме́я

зме́ев

dat.dative

зме́ю

зме́ям

acc.accusative

зме́я

зме́ев

inst.instrumental

зме́ем

зме́ями

prep.prepositional

зме́е

зме́ях

Word familyзмейPRO

  • змейdragon; kite
    nounmasculine
  • зме́йкаlittle snake; wavy line; snake-shaped structure
    nounfeminine

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  • TonyUK edited translation 3 years ago.