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яр

rare #18995
nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    steep riverbank, ravine, gullygeography

    Дом стоял над круты́м я́ром.

    The house stood above a steep ravine.

    Regional, mainly southern Russian and Siberian; from Turkic.

  • 2.

    (rare) mating season, rut, courtship displayhunting

    Весной у тетеревов начина́ется яр.

    In spring the black grouse mating season begins.

    Hunters' term, regional.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

я́р

я́ры

Gen.Genitive

я́ра

я́ров

Dat.Dative

я́ру

я́рам

Acc.Accusative

я́р

я́ры

Inst.Instrumental

я́ром

я́рами

Prep.Prepositional

я́ре

я́рах

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  • Iron edited translation 1 month ago.
  • Yggdrasil edited noun basics 3 years ago.

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