червь

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕerfʲ]
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Noun

червь • (červʹ) m anim or m inan (genitive червя́, nominative plural че́рви, genitive plural черве́й)

  1. worm (an invertebrate)
  2. (informal) caterpillar, maggot, helminth, grub
  3. worm (a feeling)
  4. worm (a person)
  5. worm (a computer program)
  6. (inanimate, archaic) name of the letter Ч.

Declension
Declension of червь (bian masc-form soft-stem accent-f) 
singular plural
nominative че́рвь
čérvʹ		 че́рви
čérvi
genitive червя́
červjá		 черве́й
červéj
dative червю́
červjú		 червя́м
červjám
accusative animate

inanimate		 червя́
červjá		 черве́й
červéj
че́рвь
čérvʹ		 че́рви
čérvi
instrumental червём
červjóm		 червя́ми
červjámi
prepositional черве́
červé		 червя́х
červjáx

Synonyms
  • червеобразный (červeobraznyj)
  • червивый (červivyj)
  • червяной (červjanoj)
  • червиветь (červivetʹ)
  • червоточина (červotočina)

See also
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