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ме́лочь

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь
  • 1.

    little thing, trifle, small detail, minor point

    Не пережива́й, э́то ме́лочь.

    Don't worry, it's a trifle.

    Often used to play something down: «это мелочь» = 'it's nothing'.

  • 2.

    change, small change, coins

    У меня́ нет ме́лочи на авто́бус.

    I don't have any change for the bus.

    Collective, no plural in this sense.

  • 3.

    (raresmall fry, small ones (collectively)

    Мы пойма́ли то́лько ме́лочь.

    We only caught small fry.

    Collective, of small fish, small animals or (jokingly) children.

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ме́лочь

ме́лочи

Gen.Genitive

ме́лочи

мелоче́й

Dat.Dative

ме́лочи

мелоча́м

Acc.Accusative

ме́лочь

ме́лочи

Inst.Instrumental

ме́лочью

мелоча́ми

Prep.Prepositional

ме́лочи

мелоча́х

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
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  • n4b3 edited translation 4 years ago.
  • TonyUK edited translation 5 years ago.