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че́лядь

rare #33976
nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь
  • 1.

    servants, menials, household serfshistory

    В уса́дьбе поме́щика жила многочи́сленная че́лядь.

    A large body of servants lived on the landowner's estate.

    Collective noun, historical; used with singular verb.

  • 2.

    minions, henchmen, hangers-on

    Нача́льник яви́лся со всей свое́й че́лядью.

    The boss turned up with his whole crowd of minions.

    Figurative and derogatory.

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Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

че́лядь

Gen.Genitive

че́ляди

Dat.Dative

че́ляди

Acc.Accusative

че́лядь

Inst.Instrumental

че́лядью

Prep.Prepositional

че́ляди

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.