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а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

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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).

отли́чие

noun, neuter, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1857)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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difference

Also: distinction, merit, distinguished services

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Я не евре́й, в отли́чие от моего́ отца́. I'm not Jewish, but my father is.
Том око́нчил Гарвард с отли́чием. Tom graduated from Harvard with honors.
В чём отли́чие между микро́бами и бакте́риями? What's the difference between microbes and bacteria?
Я могу́ уви́деть отли́чие. I can see a difference.
В отли́чие от тебя, я могу́ для неё э́то сде́лать. I can do that for her, unlike you.
Де́вочки не боя́лись, в отли́чие от мальчиков. The girls were not afraid, but the boys were.
В отли́чие от 'weasel', прагерманский пре́док слова 'stoat' не установлен. Unlike 'weasel', the Proto-Germanic ancestor of the word 'stoat' has not been established.
В э́том и состои́т отли́чие. And that is where the difference lies.
Трито́ны и салама́ндры, в отли́чие от лягу́шек и жаб, в зре́лости сохраня́ют хвосты́. Newts and salamanders, unlike frogs and toads, keep their tails as adults.
Он око́нчил Кембридж с отли́чием. He graduated from Cambridge with honors.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	отли́чие	отли́чия
gen. genitive	отли́чия	отли́чий
dat. dative	отли́чию	отли́чиям
acc. accusative	отли́чие	отли́чия
inst. instrumental	отли́чием	отли́чиями
prep. prepositional	отли́чии	отли́чиях