смерч

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Russian

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смерч

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic смьрьчь (smĭrĭčĭ, cloud). Cognates include сморка́ть (smorkátʹ, to blow one's nose), морок (morok, darkness, cloud, fog) and мрак (mrak, darkness).

Pronunciation

Noun

смерч (smerčm inan (genitive сме́рча or смерча́, nominative plural сме́рчи or смерчи́, genitive plural сме́рчей or смерче́й)

  1. (meteorology) tornado, twister, whirlwind
    Synonym: торна́до n (tornádo)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смерч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “смерч”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 179
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “смерч”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Krylov, G. A. (2004) “смерч”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
  • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “смерч”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 386
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “смерч”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 338

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic смьрьчь (smĭrĭčĭ, cloud). Cognate with мо́рок (mórok, darkness, gloom).

Pronunciation

Noun

смерч (smerčm inan (genitive сме́рчу, nominative plural сме́рчі, genitive plural сме́рчів)

  1. tornado, twister
  2. (figurative) whirlwind

Declension

Declension of смерч
(inan semisoft masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative смерч
smerč
сме́рчі
smérči
genitive сме́рчу
smérču
сме́рчів
smérčiv
dative сме́рчеві, сме́рчу
smérčevi, smérču
сме́рчам
smérčam
accusative смерч
smerč
сме́рчі
smérči
instrumental сме́рчем
smérčem
сме́рчами
smérčamy
locative сме́рчу, сме́рчі
smérču, smérči
сме́рчах
smérčax
vocative сме́рчу
smérču
сме́рчі
smérči