хромать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Perhaps from хромо́й (xromój) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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хрома́ть (xromátʹimpf

  1. to limp, to be lame
    хрома́ть на пра́вую но́гуxromátʹ na právuju nóguto be lame in the right leg
  2. to be poor, to leave much to be desired, to be far from perfect, to not be up to standard
    у него́ хрома́ет орфогра́фияu nevó xromájet orfográfijahis spelling is poor; his spelling leaves much to be desired

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կաղալ (kaġal) (semantic loan)