Павлу?

hi,

Всё больше становилось книг на полке, красибо сделанной Павлу товарищем-столяом.

what is the nomitive of Павлу?

It's Павел (a male name). Short form is Паша.

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Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

It's Павел (a male name). Short form is Паша.

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Why is it spelled Павлу, it appears to be in the instrumental.
thanks

It's spelled Павлу because it's in the dative case:

"There were more and more books on the shelf which was beautifully made for Pavel by his carpenter-friend."

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Originally Posted by sperk

Why is it spelled Павлу, it appears to be in the instrumental.
thanks

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I don't know. Probably, there is some rule, that expalines why the "e" is omitted. It's a rather common thing (костер - костру, бобер - бобру, etc.)

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Originally Posted by sperk

hi,

Всё больше становилось книг на полке, красибо сделанной Павлу товарищем-столяом.

what is the nomitive of Павлу?

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Красибо это красиво или спасибо? :?:

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Originally Posted by DagothWarez

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Originally Posted by sperk

Красибо это красиво или спасибо? :?:

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the book says красиво.

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Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

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Originally Posted by sperk

Why is it spelled Павлу, it appears to be in the instrumental.
thanks

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I don't know. Probably, there is some rule, that expalines why the "e" is omitted. It's a rather common thing (костер - костру, бобер - бобру, etc.)

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In old Russian there were some letters Small or Big Yer in such places.

In these words in "strong" position it changed to Е (or О). In "weak" position it disappear.

Павьлъ - Павьлоу (Павьлу)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yer