пословица
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Pronunciation
Noun
пословица • (poslovica) f (relational adjective пословичен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | пословица (poslovica) | пословици (poslovici) |
| definite unspecified | пословицата (poslovicata) | пословиците (poslovicite) |
| definite proximal | пословицава (poslovicava) | пословициве (poslovicive) |
| definite distal | пословицана (poslovicana) | пословицине (poslovicine) |
| vocative | пословице (poslovice) | пословици (poslovici) |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poslovica.
Pronunciation
Noun
посло́вица • (poslóvica) f inan (genitive посло́вицы, nominative plural посло́вицы, genitive plural посло́виц)
- proverb, saying, adage (communicating a lesson or important truth)
- Как в посло́вице говори́тся: "Арте́льный горшо́к гу́ще кипи́т".
- Kak v poslóvice govorítsja: "Artélʹnyj goršók gúšče kipít".
- As the saying goes: "With a helper a thousand things are possible".
Usage notes
The Russian terms погово́рка (pogovórka) and посло́вица (poslóvica) both translate to proverb or saying in English, but have subtly different usage in Russian:
- погово́рка (pogovórka) is a concise descriptive phrase, usually not forming a complete sentence, which may hint at a lesson but does not state it explicitly; e.g. во́ду в сту́пе толо́чь (vódu v stúpe tolóčʹ, “to plough the sand, to waste one's time”, literally “to grind water in a mortar”).
- посло́вица (poslóvica) is a complete sentence communicating an explicit lesson or an important truth; e.g. во́ду вари́ть — вода́ и бу́дет (vódu varítʹ — vodá i búdet, “if you waste your time, you will achieve nothing”, literally “if you boil water [with nothing in it], you will get water”).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | посло́вица poslóvica |
посло́вицы poslóvicy |
| genitive | посло́вицы poslóvicy |
посло́виц poslóvic |
| dative | посло́вице poslóvice |
посло́вицам poslóvicam |
| accusative | посло́вицу poslóvicu |
посло́вицы poslóvicy |
| instrumental | посло́вицей, посло́вицею poslóvicej, poslóviceju |
посло́вицами poslóvicami |
| prepositional | посло́вице poslóvice |
посло́вицах poslóvicax |
Coordinate terms
- погово́рка (pogovórka)
- крыла́тое выраже́ние (krylátoje vyražénije)
Related terms
- сло́во n (slóvo)
Noun
пословица f (Latin spelling poslovica)
Declension
Declension of пословица
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