багроветь

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic багрити (bagriti, to redden, to become scarlet-coloured), from Old Church Slavonic багръ (bagrŭ, purple), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (to heat up; bathe). Cognates include English bake, German bähen (to bake) and Ancient Greek φώγω (phṓgō, to roast).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəɡrɐˈvʲetʲ]
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Verb

багрове́ть • (bagrovétʹ) impf (perfective побагрове́ть)

  1. to grow/turn crimson/purple, to redden, to flush
    багрове́ть от гне́ваbagrovétʹ ot gnévaflush with anger; turn purple with rage

Conjugation

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), багроветь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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