Pitch & stress

Four accents, vowel length, and where the stress moves.

Four accents

one syllable, or the first syllable

Short
neнеboбо
dictionary
nȅboне̏боskysȑceср̏цеheart
Long
piпиvoво
dictionary
pȋvoпи̑воbeergrȃdгра̑дcity

never final; needs a following syllable

Short
voвоdaда
dictionary
vòdaво̀даwatermàskaraма̀скараmascara
Long
glaглаvaва
dictionary
glávaгла́ваheadčokoládaчокола́даchocolate

Accent shifts

case formslonacлонацpotgradградcity
NOMSglȍnacло̏нацgrȃdгра̑д
GENSglóncaло́нцаgrȃdaгра̑да
NOMPllȏnciло̑нциgrȁdoviгра̏дови
GENPllȍnācāло̏на̄ца̄grȃdōvāгра̑до̄ва̄