постель

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *posteľь. Analyzable as deverbal from постели́ть (postelítʹ).

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Noun

посте́ль • (postélʹ) f inan (genitive посте́ли, nominative plural посте́ли, genitive plural посте́лей, relational adjective посте́льный, diminutive посте́лька)

  1. bed (a piece of furniture to sleep on)
    Synonym: крова́ть (krovátʹ)
  2. (singular only) bedding (bedclothes)

Declension

Declension of посте́ль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative посте́ль
postélʹ 		посте́ли
postéli
genitive посте́ли
postéli 		посте́лей
postélej
dative посте́ли
postéli 		посте́лям
postéljam
accusative посте́ль
postélʹ 		посте́ли
postéli
instrumental посте́лью
postélʹju 		посте́лями
postéljami
prepositional посте́ли
postéli 		посте́лях
postéljax
Pre-reform declension of посте́ль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative посте́ль
postélʹ 		посте́ли
postéli
genitive посте́ли
postéli 		посте́лей
postélej
dative посте́ли
postéli 		посте́лямъ
postéljam
accusative посте́ль
postélʹ 		посте́ли
postéli
instrumental посте́лью
postélʹju 		посте́лями
postéljami
prepositional посте́ли
postéli 		посте́ляхъ
postéljax

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