назариться

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, from на- (na-) + dialectal за́рить (záritʹ, to interest, to excite, to annoy) + -ся (-sja), from dialectal за́ркий (zárkij, greedy, lustful; angry, grumpy). Cognate (with vocalic alternation) with Old Czech zóřiv (sharp, hot, frantic), zóřiti (to rampage). For further etymology, often compared with Sanskrit हर्यति (háryati, to love, to find pleasure, to thirst), Ancient Greek χαίρω (khaírō, to be glad), χάρις f (kháris, grace, beauty), Oscan herest (he wants), Umbrian heriest (he wants), Latin horior (to encourage), hortor (to exhort, to urge), Old High German gern (greedy), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀 m (zara, striving, purpose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈzarʲɪt͡sə]

Verb

наза́риться • (nazáritʹsjapf

  1. (slang) to be very eager to get something
    Я наза́рился на но́вый мотоци́кл.Ja nazárilsja na nóvyj motocíkl.I'm quite keen to get a new bike.

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “заркий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress