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Кольцо
September 22nd, 2011 by DonThe Russian word for ring is кольцо. In the genitive plural the soft sign expends into a full-fledged vowel. Note also the stress shifts:
| Sg | Pl | |
| Nom | кольцо | кольца |
| Acc | ||
| Gen | кольца | колец |
| Pre | кольце | кольцах |
| Dat | кольцу | кольцам |
| Ins | кольцом | кольцами |
The word can indicate almost any ring, so even a basketball hoop can be called кольцо:
| В последнюю секунду он бросил мяч в кольцо и выграл матч. | In the last second he threw the ball through the hoop and won the game. |
But of course the most common ring of all is the wedding ring:
| Американцы носят обручальные кольца на левой руке. | Americans wear their wedding rings on the left hand. |
| Европейцы, в том числе и русские, носят обручальные кольца на правой руке. | Europeans, including Russians, wear their wedding rings on the right hand. |
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