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санита́р

noun, masculine, animate, countable

feminine санита́рка

somewhat often used word (top 5,000)
  • 1.

    hospital attendant, medical orderly

  • 2.

    paramedic, hospital corpsman

Usage info

When referring to insects or animals, the term санита́р translates to "nature's cleaner." Бо́жья коро́вка — настоя́щий санита́р са́да; она́ поеда́ет тлю. The ladybug is a true sanitarian of the garden; it eats aphids.

Examples

Declension

singularplural
nom.nominative

санита́р

санита́ры

gen.genitive

санита́ра

санита́ров

dat.dative

санита́ру

санита́рам

acc.accusative

санита́ра

санита́ров

inst.instrumental

санита́ром

санита́рами

prep.prepositional

санита́ре

санита́рах

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Contributions

  • Wade edited usage info 2 months ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 5 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 5 years ago.