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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).

рост

noun, male, inanimate
often used word (#796)

Noun basics

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

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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height

Also: stature, growth, increase, rise, development, upgrowth

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Говоря в о́бщем, новозеландцы ро́стом выше япо́нцев. Generally speaking, New Zealanders are taller than Japanese.
Э́та поли́тика привела́ к большо́му ро́сту цен. This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
Како́й твой рост? How tall are you?
Како́й рост у твоего́ бра́та? How tall is your brother?
Расста́вьте мальчиков по ро́сту. Rank boys according to their height.
Высо́кий рост дал Тому реша́ющее преиму́щество в э́той игре́. Tom's height gave him a decided advantage in the game.
Так же, как и я, он невысо́кого роста. Like me, he's also not tall.
Рост населе́ния стал в стране́ большо́й пробле́мой. The increase in population has become a serious problem in the country.
Единообра́зие - тюре́мщик свобо́ды и враг роста. Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
При ны́нешнем спа́де экономи́ческий рост упа́л до нуля́ проце́нтов. In the current slump, economic growth has fallen to zero percent.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	ро́ст	роста́
gen. genitive	ро́ста	росто́в
dat. dative	ро́сту	роста́м
acc. accusative	ро́ст	роста́
inst. instrumental	ро́стом	роста́ми
prep. prepositional	ро́сте	роста́х