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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).

перо́

noun, neuter, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#2333)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Translation

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feather

Also: plume

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pen

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Если посту́пки сильне́е слов, отчего же перо́ могущественнее меча́? If actions are stronger than words, why is the pen mightier than the sword?
Она зараба́тывает на жизнь перо́м. She lives by her pen.
Они создали свою́ импе́рию в Перу́ около пятисот лет назад. They built their empire in Peru about five hundred years ago.
О́зеро Титикака, самое большо́е о́зеро в Ю́жной Америке, нахо́дится в Перу́. Lake Titicaca, the biggest lake in South America, is in Peru.
На раско́пках в Перу́ почти ежедневно де́лают нахо́дки. Archaeological finds are being made in Peru on an almost daily basis.
У э́того попуга́я зелёные пе́рья. This parrot has green feathers.
В мгнове́ние о́ка Ко́шка набро́силась на дрозда́ и съе́ла его целиком вместе с пе́рьями. In the twinkling of an eyelid, the Cat leaped on the blackbird, and ate him, feathers and all.
Те пе́рья мои́. Those feathers are mine.
Я не зна́ю, что случи́лось, но тут повсюду пе́рья. I don't know what happened, but there are feathers all over the place.
Моё перо́ новое. My pen is new.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	перо́	пе́рья
gen. genitive	пера́	пе́рьев
dat. dative	перу́	пе́рьям
acc. accusative	перо́	пе́рья
inst. instrumental	перо́м	пе́рьями
prep. prepositional	пере́	пе́рьях