Archives for: "September 2010"
Свобода
Свобода is the Russian word for freedom or liberty. When my family immigrated to America over 20 years ago, it was in search of exactly that; and when we moved to New York, we got to see one of the biggest symbols dedicated to being free. Вон она там —… more »
Бриллиант
They say diamonds are a girl's best friend. The Russian word for this girl's multifaceted best friend is бриллиант or in the plural бриллианты. Doesn't the word just sound so shiny and, well, brilliant? Мой кавалер подарил мне серьги с бриллиантaми! My… more »
Город
The Russian word for city is город. It has one of the many nominative plurals that end in a stressed -а, which means all the rest of the plural forms will also be end-stressed: Sg Pl Nom город города Acc Gen города городов Pre городе городах Dat городу… more »