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зеленіти

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From зеле́ний (zelényj, green) +‎ -іти (-ity). Compare Russian зелене́ть (zelenétʹ), Belarusian зеляне́ць (zjeljanjécʹ), Polish zielenić.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zeɫeˈnʲite]
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Verb

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зелені́ти (zelenítyimpf (perfective позелені́ти) (intransitive)

  1. (third person only) to become green, to go green, to turn green
  2. (third person only) to show green
  3. (colloquial) to go green, to go green about the gills, to turn green (obtain a pallid complexion due to illness, fright, envy etc.)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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