извив

Russian

Etymology

Deverbal from извива́ться (izvivátʹsja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪzˈvʲif]

Noun

изви́в • (izvívm inan (genitive изви́ва, nominative plural изви́вы, genitive plural изви́вов)

  1. bend, twist, meander, curve
  2. (figurative, colloquial) unexpected turn of thought or mood, unexpected development

Declension