метель

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metělь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪˈtʲelʲ]
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Noun

мете́ль • (metélʹ) f inan (genitive мете́ли, nominative plural мете́ли, genitive plural мете́лей, relational adjective мете́льный, diminutive мете́лица)

  1. blizzard, snowstorm
    Synonyms: вью́га (vʹjúga), бура́н (burán), пурга́ (purgá)
    • 1836, Александр Пушкин, “Глава II. Вожатый”, in Капитанская дочка, London: Henry S. King & Co.; English translation from Ekaterina Telfer, transl., The Captain's Daughter, 1875:
      Я слыхал о тамошних метелях и знал, что целые обозы бывали ими занесены.
      Ja slyxal o tamošnix meteljax i znal, što celyje obozy byvali imi zaneseny.
      I had heard of the snow storms in those regions, and was aware that entire trains of waggons were sometimes overwhelmed by them.

Declension

  • мете́лить impf (metélitʹ)
  • мести́ impf (mestí)

Further reading

  • метель in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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