хмара
cloud
Parts of speech
Nouns |
хмара gen. хмари - cloud |
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хмарин(к)а gen. хмарин(к)и - cloud (diminutive) хмарність gen. хмарності - cloudiness, cloud cover |
Adjectives |
хмарний - cloudy |
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Adverbs |
хмарно - (it's) cloudy |
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Verbs |
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хмарити(ся) - to cloud over |
Useful compounds |
грозова хмара - thundercloud дощова хмара - raincloud хмарне небо - cloudy sky мінлива хмарність - changeable cloud |
Additional information
1. 'хмара' is also used metaphorically to mean a mass, large quantity, as in хмара диму, снігу, пилу (a cloud of smoke, snow, dust)
2. 'хмара слів' - a tag cloud (relating to websites)
3. the stem 'хмар' is related to 'хмур' (as in похмурий - gloomy, dark).
Related words
хмарочос - skyscraper