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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).
noun, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#3973)
somewhat often used word (#3973)
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priest
Also: clergyman
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- Э́тот свяще́нник - безбо́жник. The priest is an atheist.
- Свяще́нник собра́л прихожа́н в це́ркви. The priest assembled the parishioners in the church.
- Католи́ческие свяще́нники практику́ют целибат. Catholic priests practice celibacy.
- Свяще́нник провозгласи́л их му́жем и жено́й. The priest pronounced them man and wife.
- Вы не похо́жи на свяще́нника. You don't look like a priest.
- Ка́ждое воскресе́нье ровно в шесть утра свяще́нник открыва́ет двери це́ркви и звони́т в ко́локол. Every Sunday, at exactly six in the morning, the priest opens the church doors and rings the bell.
- Согласно леге́нде, он берёт своё назва́ние от одного свяще́нника. According to one legend, it gets its name from a priest.
- Она слу́шала про́поведь молодо́го свяще́нника. She listened to the young preacher's sermon.
- Боб стал свяще́нником. Bob became a pastor.
- Гла́вная обя́занность свяще́нника — чита́ть про́поведи в це́ркви. The main duty of a priest is to preach in church.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | свяще́нник | свяще́нники |
| gen. genitive | свяще́нника | свяще́нников |
| dat. dative | свяще́ннику | свяще́нникам |
| acc. accusative | свяще́нника | свяще́нников |
| inst. instrumental | свяще́нником | свяще́нниками |
| prep. prepositional | свяще́ннике | свяще́нниках |
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