вихрь

Russian

вихрь

Alternative forms

  • ви́хорь (víxorʹ) poetic

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вихърь (vixŭrĭ), from Proto-Slavic *vixъrъ. Cognate to вить (vitʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲixrʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

вихрь • (vixrʹ) m inan (genitive ви́хря, nominative plural ви́хри, genitive plural ви́хрей, relational adjective вихрево́й)

  1. whirlwind
  2. vortex, swirl
  3. eddy, twirl
  4. (folklore) personificated whirlwind

Declension

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