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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).

столб

noun, masculine, inanimate
somewhat often used word

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Translation

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post

Also: pole, pillar, column

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Не стой столбо́м, де́лай что-нибудь! Don't just stand there; do something!
Не стой столбо́м. Де́лай что-нибудь. Don't just stand there. Do something.
Из-за невнима́тельности я врезался в телеграфный столб на бегу. I carelessly ran into the telegraph pole.
Я с разбе́га врезался в столб. I ran into a pole.
Ко́шка точи́ла ко́гти об столб. A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.
Столбы́ отстоя́т друг от дру́га на три ме́тра. The posts are spaced three meters apart.
Провода протяну́ли от столба́ к столбу́. They strung the electric wire from pole to pole.
Из-за невнима́тельности я врезалась в телеграфный столб на бегу. I carelessly ran into the telegraph pole.
Провода протяну́ли от столба́ к столбу́. They strung the electric wire from pole to pole.
Гнило́е де́рево не годи́тся на столбы́, по́длый челове́к не годи́тся в нача́льники. Rotten wood is not suitable for pillars, a vile person does not fit into superiors.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	столб	столбы́
gen. genitive	столба́	столбо́в
dat. dative	столбу́	столба́м
acc. accusative	столб	столбы́
inst. instrumental	столбо́м	столба́ми
prep. prepositional	столбе́	столба́х