Archives for: "November 2011"

Вымя

by Don  

Every once in a while you just want to know an obscure word in a foreign language just to show off to your friends, so today's word is вымя, which means udder. It is one of only ten nouns in modern Russian that end in -мя but are neuter. It declines… more »

Вход

by Don  

One of the great things about Russian is the way prefixes and roots combine to make new words. For instance, the prefix в- means ‘into,’ and the root ход- means ‘go.’ Put them together and you get the word вход which means ‘entrance’: Sg Pl Nom вход… more »

Возможность

by Don  

The Russian word возможность has multiple meanings, including chance, opportunity and possibility. It is a perfectly regular third declension noun: Sg Pl Nom возможность возможности Acc Gen возможности возможностей Pre возможностях Dat возможностям Ins… more »

Проблема

by Don  

The Russian word for problem is проблема. It is a perfectly regular second declension noun: Sg Pl Nom проблема проблемы Acc проблему Gen проблемы проблем Pre проблеме проблемах Dat проблемам Ins проблемой проблемами Very often this word is used with a… more »