No. 8,742 in Russian
петровцы
"Петровцы" refers to "supporters or followers of Peter (often Peter the Great)."
In a sentence
Петровцы пришли на праздник урожая.
The Petrovtsy came to the harvest festival.
The word 'петровцы' refers to a group of people associated with a person named Petrov, used in the nominative case as the subject of the sentence.
Мы встретили петровцев в лесу.
We met the Petrovtsy in the forest.
Here, 'петровцы' is used in the accusative case ('петровцев'), indicating the group of people being met in the forest.
Они разговаривали с петровцами о планах на будущее.
They talked to the Petrovtsy about future plans.
The word 'петровцы' appears in the prepositional case ('с петровцами'), specifying the group of people involved in the conversation.
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