chernozem
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus and high percentages…A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
Schwarzerde, Tschernosem
чернозёмčernozjóm
чорно́земčornózem
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Russian чернозём (černozjóm, “black soil”). The letter ё (jo) is usually wriBorrowed from Russian чернозём (černozjóm, “black soil”). The letter ё (jo) is usually written as е (je) in Russian, more accurately transliterated as "chernozyom"; compare чернозе́мье (černozémʹje), where ё (jo) is changed to е (je).
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Forms
plural: chernozemsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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