смерч
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смерч
Russian
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 • (smerč) m inan (genitive сме́рча or смерча́, nominative plural сме́рчи or смерчи́, genitive plural сме́рчей or смерче́й)
- (meteorology) tornado, twister, whirlwind
- Synonym: торна́до n (tornádo)
Declension
Declension of смерч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a/b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сме́рч smérč |
сме́рчи, смерчи́ smérči, smerčí |
| genitive | сме́рча, смерча́ smérča, smerčá |
сме́рчей, смерче́й smérčej, smerčéj |
| dative | сме́рчу, смерчу́ smérču, smerčú |
сме́рчам, смерча́м smérčam, smerčám |
| accusative | сме́рч smérč |
сме́рчи, смерчи́ smérči, smerčí |
| instrumental | сме́рчем, смерчо́м smérčem, smerčóm |
сме́рчами, смерча́ми smérčami, smerčámi |
| prepositional | сме́рче, смерче́ smérče, smerčé |
сме́рчах, смерча́х smérčax, smerčáx |
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 • (smerč) m inan (genitive сме́рчу, nominative plural сме́рчі, genitive plural сме́рчів)
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 |