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Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrtъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
чёрт • (čort) m anim (genitive чёрта or черта́*, nominative plural че́рти, genitive plural черте́й, feminine черто́вка, relational adjective черто́вский, diminutive чертёнок or чёртик) (* Only in the expression ни черта́ (ni čertá).)
- devil, demon
- Synonyms: бес (bes), шиш (šiš)
- Чёрт возьми́! Чёрт побери́! ― Čort vozʹmí! Čort poberí! ― Damn it! Blast! (literally, “Devil take !”)
- (figuratively) hell
- Иди́ к чёрту! ― Idí k čórtu! ― Go to hell!
- Чёрта с два! ― Čórta s dva! ― Like hell!
- Чёрт с ним! ― Čort s nim! ― To hell with him!
- Что за чёрт? ― Što za čort? ― What the hell?
- Како́го чёрта? ― Kakóvo čórta? ― Why/what the hell?
- Где тебя́ че́рти носи́ли? ― Gde tebjá čérti nosíli? ― Where the hell have you been?
Declension
△ Irregular.
* Only in the expression ни черта́ (ni čertá).
Related terms
Descendants
Interjection
чёрт • (čort)
- damn!, hell!