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усто́й

rare #16199

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
abutment, pier, supportconstruction
Мост стоит на трёх усто́ях.
The bridge rests on three piers.
Chiefly of bridges and other structures.
2.
(rare) cream (settled on milk), skin on milk
Она́ сняла́ усто́й с молока́.
She skimmed the cream off the milk.
Colloquial/regional.

Examples

Он не хочет менять вековые устои семьи.
He does not want to change the family’s age-old traditions.
Мостовые устои сделаны из бетона.
The bridge abutments are made of concrete.
Инженеры проверили устои старого моста.
The engineers inspected the supports of the old bridge.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	усто́й	усто́и
Gen.Genitive	усто́я	усто́ев
Dat.Dative	усто́ю	усто́ям
Acc.Accusative	усто́й	усто́и
Inst.Instrumental	усто́ем	усто́ями
Prep.Prepositional	усто́е	усто́ях

Word familyусто́йчивыйPRO

усто́йabutment; cream (settled on milk)
nounmasculine
усто́йчивоstably
adverb
усто́йчивыйstable; steady; sustainable; resilient; fixed
adjective
усто́йчивостьstability; resistance (to something); sustainability
nounfeminine

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See also

стоя́тьto stand; to stand; to be stopped; to prevail; to stand up for
устоя́тьto resist
устоя́тьсяto settle; to settle down; to become established
усто́иfoundations

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abutment cream milk on pier settled skin support