круговерть

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From круг (krug, circle) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -верт (-vert) +‎ (), based on a combining form of верте́ть (vertétʹ, to turn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [krʊɡɐˈvʲertʲ]

Noun[edit]

кругове́рть (krugovértʹf inan (genitive кругове́рти, nominative plural кругове́рти, genitive plural кругове́ртей)

  1. (dialectal, colloquial) circular movement, whirlwind, gyre
  2. (figurative, colloquial) cycle, whirlwind

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