просвет

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɐsˈvʲet]

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Noun

просве́т • (prosvét) m inan (genitive просве́та, nominative plural просве́ты, genitive plural просве́тов)

1. clear space, ray of light (in the clouds)
2. ray of hope

   без просве́та

   bez prosvéta

   without a ray/gleam of hope

3. (on shoulder strap) space
4. (engineering) gap
5. (architecture) bay, aperture, opening
6. transparency

   проверя́ть на просве́т

   proverjátʹ na prosvét

   examine for transparency

Declension

Declension of просве́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	просве́т prosvét	просве́ты prosvéty
genitive	просве́та prosvéta	просве́тов prosvétov
dative	просве́ту prosvétu	просве́там prosvétam
accusative	просве́т prosvét	просве́ты prosvéty
instrumental	просве́том prosvétom	просве́тами prosvétami
prepositional	просве́те prosvéte	просве́тах prosvétax

Related terms

• просве́чивать (prosvéčivatʹ), просвети́ть (prosvetítʹ)