смерч

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Russian

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смерч

Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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смерч (smerčm inan (genitive сме́рча or смерча́, nominative plural сме́рчи or смерчи́, genitive plural сме́рчей or смерче́й)

  1. (meteorology) tornado, twister, whirlwind
    Synonym: торна́до n (tornádo)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смерч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic смьрьчь (smĭrĭčĭ, cloud). Cognate with мо́рок (mórok, darkness, gloom).

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Noun

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смерч (smerčm inan (genitive сме́рчу, nominative plural сме́рчі, genitive plural сме́рчів)

  1. tornado, twister
  2. (figurative) whirlwind

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