No. 8,693 in Russian
парус
Sail.
In a sentence
На горизонте я увидел белый парус.
On the horizon, I saw a white sail.
In this sentence, 'парус' is used to signify a sail of a ship or boat.
Корабль шел под одним парусом.
The ship sailed under one sail.
Here, 'парусом' is the instrumental case of 'парус', indicating what the action 'шел' (sailed) was performed with.
Два паруса развевались на ветру.
Two sails fluttered in the wind.
'Паруса' is the plural form of 'парус', used to indicate multiple sails.
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