червь

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕerfʲ]
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Noun

червь • (červʹm anim or m inan (genitive червя́, nominative plural че́рви, genitive plural черве́й, diminutive червячо́к)

  1. worm (invertebrate)
  2. (informal) caterpillar, maggot, helminth, grub, larva
  3. (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.”)
  4. (by extension) mere worm, an insignificant person
  5. (computing) worm (a computer program)
  6. (inanimate, archaic) name of the letter Ч.
  7. (card cames, inanimate) same as че́рвы (čérvy)
  8. (anatomy, inanimate) part of cerebellum (vermis cerebelli)

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Derived terms

  • черви́веть impf (červívetʹ)
  • черви́вый (červívyj)
  • черви́ть impf (červítʹ)
  • червя́га f anim (červjága)
  • червя́к m anim (červják)
    • червя́чный (červjáčnyj)
      • червя́чная переда́ча f (červjáčnaja peredáča)
    • червячо́к m (červjačók)
  • червяно́й (červjanój)

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