верх
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ (whence also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ)), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *wers-.
Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian viršus and Latvian virsus. Other Indo-European cognates include Latin verruca (“a steep place, height”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”).
Pronunciation
Noun
верх • (verx) m inan (genitive ве́рха, nominative plural верхи́, genitive plural верхо́в)
- top, upper part, roof, dome, height
- (figuratively) summit, apex
- совеща́ние в верха́х ― soveščánije v verxáx ― summit meeting
- the highest degree of something
Declension
Declension of верх (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c)
Noun
верх • (verx) m inan (genitive ве́рха, nominative plural верха́, genitive plural верхо́в)
- right side (of clothing, fabric), shoe upper, boot top
- hood, top, soft top, rag top of a carriage or convertible automobile
- cap, cover, outside, shell (clothing, as opposed to a lining)
Declension
Declension of верх (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg)
Related terms
- вверх (vverx)
- вверху́ (vverxú)
- ве́рхний (vérxnij)
- верховой (verxovoj)
- верху́шка (verxúška)
- верши́на (veršína)
- заверша́ть (zaveršátʹ), заверши́ть (zaveršítʹ), заверша́ться (zaveršátʹsja), заверши́ться (zaveršítʹsja)
- заверше́ние (zaveršénije)
- свершать (sveršatʹ), свершить (sveršitʹ)
- сверше́ние (sveršénije)
- соверша́ть (soveršátʹ), соверши́ть (soveršítʹ)
- наве́рх (navérx)
- навершие (naveršije)
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