позеленіти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ зелені́ти (zeleníty). Compare Russian позелене́ть (pozelenétʹ), Belarusian пазеляне́ць (pazjeljanjécʹ), Polish pozielenić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔzeɫeˈnʲite]

Verb

позелені́ти • (pozelenítypf (imperfective зелені́ти) (intransitive)

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

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