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N пядь G/D/P пя́ди I пя́дью
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N/A пя́ди G пя́дей D пя́дям I пя́дями P пя́дях
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literally and figuratively span; inch
historical span (Old Russian unit of length corresponding to the distance between the spaced ends of the thumb and index fingers, seven inches, 17.78 cm)
used in the following idiomatic expressions
ни пя́ди not a single inch
будь он семи́ пя́дей во лбу be he a Solomon
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