смерч

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Russian

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 [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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