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шквал

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Russian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1765. Borrowed from English squall, from Scandinavian language (compare Swedish skval, skvala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шквал (škvalm inan (genitive шква́ла, nominative plural шква́лы, genitive plural шква́лов, relational adjective шква́льный)

  1. squall (a sudden gust of wind, often accompanied by precipitation)
  2. (figuratively) flurry, barrage
  3. Shkval (Soviet and Russian supercavitating torpedo)

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шквал”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “шквал”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 415

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish szkwał, from English squall, from Scandinavian language (compare Swedish skval, skvala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃkʋaɫ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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шквал (škvalm inan (genitive шква́лу, nominative plural шква́ли, genitive plural шква́лів, relational adjective шква́льний)

  1. squall (a sudden gust of wind, often accompanied by precipitation)
  2. (figuratively) flurry, barrage

Declension

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References

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