чёрт

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See also: черт

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrtъ.

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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).)

  1. devil, demon
    Synonyms: бес (bes), шиш (šiš)
    Чёрт возьми́! Чёрт побери́! ― Čort vozʹmí! Čort poberí! ― Damn it! Blast! (literally, “Devil take !”)
    Злой как чёрт ― Zloj kak čort ― Mad as hell (literally, “Angry as a devil”)
  2. Used as an intensifier in phrases grammatically requiring a noun; 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

Declension of чёрт (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-e irreg) 
singular plural
nominative чёрт
čórt 		че́рти△
čérti△
genitive чёрта, черта́△*
čórta, čertá△* 		черте́й△
čertéj△
dative чёрту
čórtu 		чертя́м△
čertjám△
accusative чёрта△
čórta△ 		черте́й△
čertéj△
instrumental чёртом
čórtom 		чертя́ми△
čertjámi△
prepositional чёрте
čórte 		чертя́х△
čertjáx△

△ Irregular.
* Only in the expression ни черта́ (ni čertá).

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Descendants

  • → Ingrian: cortta
  • → Kildin Sami: цуэҏҏьт (cuer̥r̥’t)

Interjection

чёрт • (čort)

  1. damn!, hell!

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “черт”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “чёрт”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 384
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “чёрт”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

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