Parts of speech
Nouns |
грім gen. грому - thunder громи gen. громів - thunder (plural), prolonged thunder |
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громовиця - thunderstorm (also гроза); lightning (also блискавка) |
Adjectives |
громовий - relating to thunder, thundery; thunderous (sound), stentorian (voice) |
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грімкий, гримкий, гримучий, гримлячий - thundering, roaring, emitting a very loud noise |
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Verbs |
гриміти - to thunder; resound (of noise, fame, glory) |
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Useful compounds |
громовідвід - lightning conductor |
Additional information
1. грімниця - thunder with lightning; also denoted a candle which was traditionally lit during a thunderstorm, and placed in front of icons in a house, as protection from the storm; people also used грімниця for Стрітення, the feast of Christ's presentation at the Temple (interestingly, also called Candlemas in English, when, traditionally, all candles in a house were lit)
2. there are many folk sayings relating to thunder, for example: як грім з ясного неба - like a bolt from the blue; як громом прибитий - thunderstruck
3. громовержець or громовик - the thunderer (literally 'thunderbolt-thrower') is used in ancient mythology when describing Zeus/Jupiter.
Related words
гримати - to rumble, fulminate; to shout (at someone)
громити - to destroy, ruin, rout
погром - pogrom