хиреть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xyrěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xʲɪˈrʲetʲ]
  • Homophone: хереть (xeretʹ)

Verb

хире́ть • (xirétʹimpf (perfective захире́ть)

  1. to weaken, to grow sickly
  2. to fall into decay

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хиреть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • See: Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хирый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хворать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • See: Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хворый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “хиреть”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

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