смерч

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Russian[edit]

смерч

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

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

  1. tornado, twister
  2. (figurative) whirlwind

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