сереть

Russian

Etymology 1

се́рый (séryj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲɪˈrʲetʲ]

Verb

сере́ть • (serétʹimpf (perfective посере́ть)

  1. to become gray
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to become gloomy
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to fade (e.g. of talent), to become commonplace
  4. (third person only, imperfective only) to appear (of gray things)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • сере́ться impf (serétʹsja)
  • засере́ться pf (zaserétʹsja)
  • посере́ть pf (poserétʹ)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲerʲɪtʲ]

Verb

се́реть • (séretʹimpf

  1. (dated) to defecate [with instrumental ‘something’]
  2. (figurative, dated) to harm [with dative ‘someone’]
Conjugation