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словарь

slovarʹ

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "dictionary" is словарь.

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Pronunciation

Say sluh-VAHR. Stress the second syllable VAHR. Two syllables with a rolled Р and soft L.

Writing and usage

Словарь comes from слово (word). The suffix -арь is an old masculine noun ending. The ь at the end marks it masculine.

Example sentence

Посмотри это слово в словаре.

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How to remember словарь

Словарь is dictionary. Слово means word, so a словарь is a book of words. Picture looking up a Russian word.

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Questions about словарь

How do you say "dictionary" in Russian?

In Russian, "dictionary" is словарь. It is a noun.

How is словарь written in Russian?

Словарь comes from слово (word). The suffix -арь is an old masculine noun ending. The ь at the end marks it masculine.

How is словарь used in a sentence?

Use словарь as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Посмотри это слово в словаре. (Look up that word in the dictionary.).

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