Old Church Slavonic

Noun

тварь • ‎(tvarĭ) f

1. creation

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic тварь ‎(tvarĭ, “item, object, creation”), from Proto-Slavic *tvarь

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tvarʲ]

Noun

тварь • ‎(tvarʹ) f anim ‎(genitive тва́ри, nominative plural тва́ри, genitive plural тва́рей)

1. creature, being, animal, beast, monster
2. (pejorative) someone mean, vile, worthless

Declension

Related terms

• тварный ‎(tvarnyj)
• творить ‎(tvoritʹ), сотворить ‎(sotvoritʹ)
• творение ‎(tvorenije), творец ‎(tvorec)