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Дог

by Don  

The Russian word дог is a false cognate: it doesn't mean dog. It means Great Dane. Although regular nominative plurals often end in -ы, here spelling rule 1 interferes so that the plural is доги. The three Russian spelling rules are: Spelling rule 1:… more »

Пёс

by Don  

Another word for dog in Russian is пёс, which specifically means a male dog. The ё in the latter is a fleeting vowel, so the word declines like this: Singular Plural Nom пёс псы Acc пса псов Gen пса псов Pre псе псах Dat псу псам Ins псом псами There… more »

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