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Russian
Etymology
First attested in 1765. Borrowed from English squall, from Scandinavian language (compare Swedish skval, skvala).
Pronunciation
Noun
шквал • (škval) m inan (genitive шква́ла, nominative plural шква́лы, genitive plural шква́лов, relational adjective шква́льный)
- squall (a sudden gust of wind, often accompanied by precipitation)
- (figuratively) flurry, barrage
- Shkval (Soviet and Russian supercavitating torpedo)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шквал”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “шквал”, 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 415
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish szkwał, from English squall, from Scandinavian language (compare Swedish skval, skvala).
Pronunciation
Noun
шквал • (škval) m inan (genitive шква́лу, nominative plural шква́ли, genitive plural шква́лів, relational adjective шква́льний)
- squall (a sudden gust of wind, often accompanied by precipitation)
- (figuratively) flurry, barrage
Declension
Declension of шквал (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References
- “шквал”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шквал”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “шквал”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “шквал”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries