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Top 1,000noun, feminine

защи́та

[zɐˈɕːitə]defense, protection, advocacy

Frequency rank #880 About 1 in every 9,800 words in Russian film and TV. The top 1,000 words make up 77.5% of everything said.
защита #880

Meaning

  1. defense, protection, advocacy
  2. aegis, shield, armour, shelter, cover
  3. protection

Examples

абляцио́нная защи́та

ablative armor

Forms by frequency

  • защи́тыnominative, plural#2,319
  • защи́туaccusative, singular#3,432
  • защи́таnominative, singular#3,525
  • защи́теdative, singular#6,237
  • защи́тойinstrumental, singular#8,683
  • защи́тgenitive, plural
  • защи́тамdative, plural
  • защи́тоюinstrumental, singular
  • защи́тамиinstrumental, plural
  • защи́тахprepositional, plural

Cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeзащи́тазащи́ты
Genitiveзащи́тызащи́т
Dativeзащи́тезащи́там
Accusativeзащи́тузащи́ты
Instrumentalзащи́тойзащи́тами
Prepositionalзащи́тезащи́тах

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