чернеть

Russian

Etymology 1

чёрный (čórnyj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈnʲetʲ]

Verb

черне́ть • (černétʹimpf (perfective почерне́ть)

  1. to turn/become/grow black, to blacken
  2. to show black
    вдали́ черне́л лесvdalí černél lesthe forest showed black in the distance
    что́-то черне́ло вдали́štó-to černélo vdalísomething black loomed in the distance; there was a black spot in the distance
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕernʲɪtʲ]

Noun

че́рнеть • (čérnetʹf anim (genitive че́рнети, nominative plural че́рнети, genitive plural че́рнетей)

  1. (ornithology) bluebill, scaup
Declension