пла́тина
plátinafeminine
Platinum in Russian is пла́тина (plátina).
пла́тина refers to the chemical element and precious metal platinum.
Meaning: metal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
пла́тина is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is plátina.
Did you know?
- In Russian, плати́на (with a different stress) refers to the 'plate' or 'flat piece' of a mechanical device, while пла́тина is the metal.
- Russia is the world's leading producer of platinum, and the word пла́тина is often associated with the industrial giants of the Norilsk region.
- In Russian jewelry descriptions, you might see the word плати́новый used as an adjective to describe a specific shade of grey or white, even if the item contains no actual platinum.
Example sentences for Russian are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Anastasia and Sergey are looking at jewelry in a store.
- Анастасия AnastasiaСергей, посмотри на это кольцо.Sergey, posmotri na eto kol'tso.Sergey, look at this ring.
- Сергей SergeyОно из золота или серебра?Ono iz zolota ili serebra?Is it made of gold or silver?
- Анастасия AnastasiaНет, это пла́тина.Net, eto platina.No, it is platinum.
- Сергей SergeyТогда оно стоит очень много.Togda ono stoit ochen' mnogo.Then it costs a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “platinum” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
