чёрт

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See also: черт

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrtъ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɵrt]
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Noun

чёрт (čortm anim (genitive чёрта or черта́*, nominative plural че́рти, genitive plural черте́й) (* Only in the expression ни черта́ (ni čertá).)

  1. devil, demon
    Чёрт возьми́! Чёрт побери́!Čort vozʹmí! Čort poberí!Damn it! Blast! (literally, “Devil take [me]!”)
  2. (figuratively) hell
    Иди́ к чёрту!Idí k čórtu!Go to hell!
    Чёрта с два!Čórta s dva!Like hell!
    Чёрт с ним!Čort s nim!To hell with him!
    Како́го чёрта?Kakóvo čórta?What the hell?

Declension

Interjection

чёрт (čortm

  1. damn!, hell!