буря
storm
Parts of speech
Nouns |
буря gen. бурі - storm, gale, tempest |
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Adjectives |
буряний - stormy, relating to a storm |
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Adverbs |
буряно - stormily |
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Additional information
1. буря в склянці води - storm in a teacup
2. there are other words for different types of storm: хуртовина, завірюха, метелиця (буран is also in use) - snowstorm, blizzard; шторм - gale, storm at sea; гроза - thunderstorm; пилова буря - sandstorm
3. буря should not be confused with буряк (beetroot) or бур'ян (weeds)
4. Кость Буревій (1888-1934) was a Ukrainian poet, dramatist, literary critic and revolutionary who fell victim to the Stalinist repressions of the 1930s.
Related words
буревій - hurricane