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Etymology 1 edit

чёрный (čórnyj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

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Verb edit

черне́ть (černétʹimpf (perfective почерне́ть)

  1. to turn/become/grow black, to blacken
  2. to show black
    вдали́ черне́л лесvdalí černél lesthe forest showed black in the distance
    что́-то черне́ло вдали́štó-to černélo vdalísomething black loomed in the distance; there was a black spot in the distance
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Etymology 2 edit

 
Хохлатая чернеть (селезень)

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Noun edit

че́рнеть (čérnetʹf anim (genitive че́рнети, nominative plural че́рнети, genitive plural че́рнетей)

  1. (ornithology) bluebill, scaup
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