No. 68 in Russian
тысяч
The Russian word "тысяч" means "thousands" (genitive plural of "тысяча").
In a sentence
На празднике присутствовало более тысячи гостей.
More than a thousand guests attended the celebration.
'Тысячи' is used here in the genitive singular form to mean 'thousand', indicating a specific number above 1000 in relation to the noun 'guests'.
Прошло уже тысяч лет с того момента.
Thousands of years have passed since that moment.
'Тысяч' is used in the genitive plural form to indicate an unspecified large number of years.
Человек, обладающий тысячами талантов, достоин восхищения.
A person possessing thousands of talents is worthy of admiration.
'Тысячами' is used in the instrumental plural form demonstrating a means or manner, in this case, what the person possesses.
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