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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, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1443)
somewhat often used word (#1443)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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spring
Also: source
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- Я услы́шал э́ту но́вость из случа́йного исто́чника. I heard the news through the grapevine.
- Никто ещё не нашёл исто́чник ве́чной мо́лодости. No one has yet found the fountain of youth.
- Бана́ны — прекра́сный исто́чник ка́лия. Bananas are a good source of potassium.
- Со́лнечный свет - основной исто́чник витами́на D. Sunshine is the main source of vitamin D.
- Не копи́руй свои́ предложе́ния из други́х исто́чников! Do not copy-paste sentences from elsewhere.
- Он пил из исто́чника. He drank of the spring.
- Основной исто́чник ше́рсти — овцы. Most wool comes from sheep.
- Со́лнце - наш са́мый ва́жный исто́чник эне́ргии. The sun is our most important source of energy.
- Хочу́ узна́ть исто́чник э́тих безотве́тственных слу́хов. I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.
- В чём ваш гла́вный исто́чник вдохнове́ния? What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | исто́чник | исто́чники |
| gen. genitive | исто́чника | исто́чников |
| dat. dative | исто́чнику | исто́чникам |
| acc. accusative | исто́чник | исто́чники |
| inst. instrumental | исто́чником | исто́чниками |
| prep. prepositional | исто́чнике | исто́чниках |
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