смерч

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

  • IPA(key): [smʲert͡ɕ]

Noun

смерч • (smerč) m 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

  • IPA(key): [smɛrt͡ʃ]

Noun

смерч • (smerč) m inan (genitive сме́рчу, nominative plural сме́рчі, genitive plural сме́рчів)

  1. tornado, twister
  2. (figurative) whirlwind

Declension

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