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среда́

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    Wednesday

    В сре́ду у нас экза́мен.

    We have an exam on Wednesday.

  • 2.

    environment, surroundings, milieu, social setting

    Мы должны́ защища́ть окружа́ющую сре́ду.

    We must protect the environment.

    «окружающая среда» = the environment (nature)

  • 3.

    mediumphysics

    Звук не распространя́ется в безвозду́шной среде́.

    Sound does not travel in a vacuum.

  • 4.

    (raremiddle, midst

    Сло́во «среда́» когда́-то зна́чило середи́ну.

    The word "sreda" once meant the middle.

    Archaic; the everyday word is «середина».

Usage info

When it means Wednesday, the accusative is сре́ду
When it means environment, the accusative is среду́

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

среда́

сре́ды

Gen.Genitive

среды́

сре́д

Dat.Dative

среде́

среда́м

Acc.Accusative

сре́ду

среду́

сре́ды

Inst.Instrumental

средо́й

средо́ю

среда́ми

Prep.Prepositional

среде́

среда́х

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  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • nrimanliyev edited translation 4 weeks ago.
  • brandon1 edited translation 4 months ago.