червь

Russian

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, distantly related to English kermes.

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

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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)

	singular	plural
nominative	че́рвь čérvʹ	че́рви čérvi
genitive	червя́ červjá	черве́й červéj
dative	червю́ červjú	червя́м červjám
accusative animate inanimate	червя́ červjá	черве́й červéj
accusative animate inanimate	че́рвь čérvʹ	че́рви čérvi
instrumental	червём červjóm	червя́ми červjámi
prepositional	черве́ červé	червя́х červjáx

Pre-reform 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	червя́мъ červjám
accusative animate inanimate	червя́ červjá	черве́й červéj
accusative animate inanimate	че́рвь čérvʹ	че́рви čérvi
instrumental	червёмъ červjóm	червя́ми červjámi
prepositional	червѣ́ červě́	червя́хъ červjáx