па́перть

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nouninanimatecountablenoun in -ь

Examples

Нищие сидели на паперти церкви.
Beggars were sitting on the porch of the church.
Старуха, кликушествовавшая на паперти, напугала прохожих.
The old woman who was shrieking on the church steps frightened passers-by.
Она подала милостыню старику на паперти.
She gave alms to an old man on the church porch.
У паперти собралось много бедных людей.
A large number of poor people gathered by the church porch.