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поми́н

rare #12213
nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    remembrance (of the dead), commemorationreligion

    Они́ дали де́нег на поми́н души.

    They gave money for the remembrance of the deceased.

    Chiefly in religious contexts, in the phrase на помин души 'for the repose of someone's soul'.

  • 2.

    mention

    О нём тогда́ и поми́ну не бы́ло.

    There was no mention of him at all back then.

    Mostly in set phrases: и помину не было 'there was no mention at all'; лёгок на помине 'speak of the devil'.

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Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

поми́н

Gen.Genitive

поми́на

Dat.Dative

поми́ну

Acc.Accusative

поми́н

Inst.Instrumental

поми́ном

Prep.Prepositional

поми́не

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Jason edited translation 3 months ago.
  • Sandy edited declension 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited declension 3 years ago.