чернь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чьрнь (čĭrnĭ). By surface analysis, чёрный (čórnyj, “black”) +‎ -ь (-ʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕernʲ]

Noun

чернь • (černʹ) f inan (genitive че́рни, uncountable)

  1. mob, populace, riffraff, rabble

Declension

Declension of чернь (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular
nominative че́рнь
čérnʹ
genitive че́рни
čérni
dative че́рни
čérni
accusative че́рнь
čérnʹ
instrumental че́рнью
čérnʹju
prepositional че́рни
čérni
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