for numbers above 1,000 russian is using modified short scale with these loaned words: миллио́н (10, million; as for both long and short scales), миллиа́рд (10, milliard; as for long scale – an exception), триллио́н (10, trillion), квадриллио́н (10, quadrillion), квинтиллио́н (10, quintillion), etc. (continued as short scale). they decline in the same way as миллио́н. russian uses words (billion) and numerals with -ard endings only in historical texts or literal translations. also, (billiard) is a noun meaning a cue sport.