червь

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕerfʲ]
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Noun

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

  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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