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верх

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak vrch, *verch, from Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛrx]
  • Rhymes: -ɛrx
  • Hyphenation: верх

Noun

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верх (verxm inan (diminutive верщок, relational adjective верхнї)

  1. top, peak, summit (uppermost part of something)
    Antonym: дно (dno)
    верх древаverx drevathe top of a tree
    верх брегаverx brehathe peak of the hill
    верх бокаverx bokatop of the page
    од верха до дноod verxa do dnofrom top to bottom
  2. tip, extremity
    верх иглиverx ihlitip of the needle
  3. lid, cover, brim (of pots etc.)
  4. pillow case, cover, wrapper
    Near-synonyms: заглавчина (zahlavčina), заглавок (zahlavok), покривка (pokrivka)
  5. surface
    Synonym: поверхносц (poverxnosc)
    риба плїва под самим верхом
    riba pljiva pod samim verxom
    the fish swims just below the surface
    муряч виплївал на верх
    murjač vipljival na verx
    the grebe emerged to the surface
  6. roof (of a building)
    Synonym: закрице (zakrice)
  7. flap (in a pocket)
    Synonym: патна (patna)
  8. front, façade (of clothes)
  9. (figuratively) top, climax, height, pinnacle, zenith
    Synonyms: венєц (venjec), вершина (veršina)
  10. (graph theory) vertex

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Declension of верх (verx)
singular plural
nominative верх (verx) верхи (verxi)
genitive верху / верха (verxu / verxa) верхох (verxox)
dative верху (verxu) верхом (verxom)
accusative верх (verx) верхи (verxi)
instrumental верхом (verxom) верхами (verxami)
locative верху (verxu) верхох (verxox)
vocative верху (verxu) верхи (verxi)

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prepositions

References

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ (whence also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ)), from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.

Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian viršus and Latvian virsus. Other Indo-European cognates include Latin verruca (a steep place, height), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, reef, rock, hill).

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Noun

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верх (verxm inan (genitive ве́рха, nominative plural верхи́, genitive plural верхо́в)

  1. top, upper part, roof, dome, height
    • 1925, Михаил Булгаков [Mikhail Bulgakov], “Глава 8. История в совхозе”, in Роковые яйца; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., The Fateful Eggs, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      Зате́м верх бревна́ надломи́лся, немно́го склони́лся и над Алекса́ндром Семё́новичем оказа́лось что́-то напомина́ющее по высоте́ электри́ческий моско́вский столб.
      Zatém verx brevná nadlomílsja, nemnógo sklonílsja i nad Aleksándrom Semjónovičem okazálosʹ štó-to napominájuščeje po vysoté elektríčeskij moskóvskij stolb.
      Then the top of the log cracked, bent down slightly, and something about the height of a Moscow electric lamp-post loomed over Alexander Semyonovich.
  2. (figuratively) summit, apex
    совеща́ние в верха́хsoveščánije v verxáxsummit meeting
  3. the highest degree of something
    Э́то верх глу́пости!Éto verx glúposti!This is the height of stupidity!
  4. upper class
    Antonym: низ (niz)
  5. (arm-wrestling) top-roll
    Coordinate terms: крюк (krjuk), бок (bok), три́цепс (tríceps)

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Noun

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верх (verxm inan (genitive ве́рха, nominative plural верха́, genitive plural верхо́в)

  1. right side (of clothing, fabric), shoe upper, boot top
  2. hood, top, soft top, rag top of a carriage or convertible automobile
  3. cap, cover, outside, shell (clothing, as opposed to a lining)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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верх (verxm inan (genitive ве́рху, nominative plural верхи́, genitive plural верхі́в)

  1. top, upper part
    Antonym: низ (nyz)
  2. surface
  3. (figurative) upper hand
  4. (colloquial, plural only) elite, leaders
  5. high notes, upper register
    Antonym: низи́ (nyzý)

Declension

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Declension of верх
(inan velar masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative верх
verx
верхи́
verxý
genitive ве́рху
vérxu
верхі́в
verxív
dative ве́рхові, ве́рху
vérxovi, vérxu
верха́м
verxám
accusative верх
verx
верхи́
verxý
instrumental ве́рхом
vérxom
верха́ми
verxámy
locative ве́рху
vérxu
верха́х
verxáx
vocative ве́рху
vérxu
верхи́
verxý

Noun

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верх (verxm inan (genitive верха́, nominative plural верхи́, genitive plural верхі́в)

  1. dome, cupola
    Synonyms: баня (banja), купол (kupol)
  2. roof
  3. chimney
  4. outer side (of a garment)

Declension

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Declension of верх
(inan velar masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative верх
verx
верхи́
verxý
genitive верха́
verxá
верхі́в
verxív
dative верхо́ві, верху́
verxóvi, verxú
верха́м
verxám
accusative верх
verx
верхи́
verxý
instrumental верхо́м
verxóm
верха́ми
verxámy
locative верху́
verxú
верха́х
verxáx
vocative верху́, ве́рше
verxú, vérše
верхи́
verxý

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Preposition

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верх (verx) (relational, g(genitive)or g(locative))

  1. (dialectal) on, on top of
    Synonyms: по́верх (póverx), зве́рху (zvérxu)