афтершок

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English aftershock.

Compare natively formed Czech dotřes “дотряс” (akin to трясти́ (trjastí), встря́ска (vstrjáska)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐftɨrˈʂok] (phonetic respelling: афтэршо́к)

Noun

афтершо́к • (aftɛršókm inan (genitive афтершо́ка, nominative plural афтершо́ки, genitive plural афтершо́ков, relational adjective афтершо́ковый)

  1. aftershock (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)

Declension

Related via English shock or via Middle French choquer (whence choc):

  • шок m (šok)
    • электрошок m (elektrošok)