верх

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ (whence also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ)), from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.

Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian viršus and Latvian virsus. Other Indo-European cognates include Latin verruca (“a steep place, height”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲerx]

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Noun

верх • (verx) m inan (genitive ве́рха, nominative plural верхи́, genitive plural верхо́в)

1. top, upper part, roof, dome, height
2. (figuratively) summit, apex

   совеща́ние в верха́х ― soveščánije v verxáx ― summit meeting

3. the highest degree of something

   Э́то верх глу́пости! ― Éto verx glúposti! ― This is the height of stupidity!

Noun

верх • (verx) m inan (genitive ве́рха, nominative plural верха́, genitive plural верхо́в)

1. right side (of clothing, fabric), shoe upper, boot top
2. hood, top, soft top, rag top of a carriage or convertible automobile
3. cap, cover, outside, shell (clothing, as opposed to a lining)