чорніти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From чо́рний (čórnyj, black) +‎ -іти (-ity). Compare Russian черне́ть (černétʹ), Belarusian чарне́ць (čarnjécʹ), Polish czernieć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃorˈnʲite]
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Verb

чорні́ти • (čornítyimpf (perfective почорні́ти or зчорні́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to blacken, to become black, to grow black, to turn black
  2. (third person only) to appear black, to show black, to stand out as black

Conjugation

  • чо́рний (čórnyj)
  • чорні́шати impf (čorníšaty), почорні́шати pf (počorníšaty)
  • чорнота́ f (čornotá)

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