No. 7,768 in Russian
ильи
"Ильи" is the genitive singular or plural form of "Илья," a Russian male given name, meaning "of Ilya" or "Ilyas."
In a sentence
Ильи сегодня не было на уроке.
Ilya was not present at the lesson today.
In this sentence, 'ильи' is in the genitive case, referring to possession or association with Ilya.
Мы видели свет ильи горящей свечи.
We saw the light of Ilya's burning candle.
Here, 'ильи' again is in the genitive case, showing possession related to Ilya.
У меня есть подарок для Ильи.
I have a gift for Ilya.
In this case, 'ильи' is used in the dative case, indicating the grammatical role of being the recipient.
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