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слеза́

noun, female, inanimate
often used word (#712)

Noun basics

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

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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У неё набежа́ли слёзы на глаза. The tears began to gather in her eyes.
Де́вушка уда́рилась в слёзы. The girl broke into tears.
Вы́суши мои́ слёзы. I want you to dry my tears.
Несча́стная же́нщина, захлёбываясь слеза́ми, рассказа́ла свою́ исто́рию. The unhappy woman, drowned in tears, told her story.
Слёзы ска́тывались по её щека́м. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
Я не могу́ лить слезы́ по э́тому ужа́сному челове́ку. I cannot shed a tear for that horrible man.
Моя́ ма́ма посмотре́ла на меня со слеза́ми на глаза́х. My mother looked at me with tears in her eyes.
От э́того душераздира́ющего зре́лища на глаза у нас наверну́лись слёзы. The pitiful sight moved us to tears.
Из её глаз ка́пали слёзы. Tears were dropping from her eyes.
Слезы́ текли́ по моему́ лицу́. Tears ran down my face.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	слеза́	слёзы
gen. genitive	слезы́	слёз
dat. dative	слезе́	слеза́м
acc. accusative	слезу́	слёзы
inst. instrumental	слезо́й слезо́ю	слеза́ми
prep. prepositional	слезе́	слеза́х

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слези́ться

water
слёзный

lachrymal
слези́нка
слезли́вый

given to crying

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