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бутсы

butsy

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "cleats" is бутсы.

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Pronunciation

Stress the first syllable: 'BOO-tsee'. The 'oo' is short and clipped. This is an older borrowed word with Russian-style pronunciation.

Writing and usage

Бутсы has only five letters in singular nominative, showing as утсы in plural. The 'б' at the start is hard. This word came from German 'Butz' or similar.

Example sentence

Футболисты носят бутсы на поле.

Soccer players wear cleats on the field.

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How to remember бутсы

Бутсы are special sports shoes with studs. The word boots shares similar sounds with 'boots', which makes sense since they're special footwear.

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Questions about бутсы

How do you say "cleats" in Russian?

In Russian, "cleats" is бутсы. It is a noun.

How is бутсы written in Russian?

Бутсы has only five letters in singular nominative, showing as утсы in plural. The 'б' at the start is hard. This word came from German 'Butz' or similar.

How is бутсы used in a sentence?

Use бутсы as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Футболисты носят бутсы на поле. (Soccer players wear cleats on the field.).

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