червь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, distantly related to English kermes.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
червь • (červʹ) m anim or m inan (genitive червя́, nominative plural че́рви, genitive plural черве́й)
- worm (invertebrate)
- (informal) caterpillar, maggot, helminth, grub, larva
- (by extension, figuratively) a gnawing feeling, often with the verb точи́ть (točítʹ)
- Одна́ко червь сомне́ния то́чит.
- Odnáko červʹ somnénija tóčit.
- However, (I am/he is, etc.) tormented by the doubt.
- (literally, “However, the worm of doubts wears (one) away.”)
- (by extension) mere worm, an insignificant person
- (computing) worm (a computer program)
- (inanimate, archaic) name of the letter Ч.
- (card cames, inanimate) same as че́рвы (čérvy)
- (anatomy, inanimate) part of cerebellum (vermis cerebelli)
Declension edit
Declension of червь (bian masc-form soft-stem accent-f)
Pre-reform declension of червь (bian masc-form soft-stem accent-f)
Synonyms edit
- (worm): червя́к (červják)
Related terms edit
- червеобра́зный (červeobráznyj)
- черви́вый (červívyj)
- червяно́й (červjanój)
- черви́веть (červívetʹ)
- червото́чина (červotóčina)